diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-r4k.c
index 241a934543a8..59eca397f297 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/csrc-r4k.c
@@ -126,14 +126,12 @@ int __init init_r4k_clocksource(void)
 	clocksource_mips.rating = 200;
 	clocksource_mips.rating += clamp(mips_hpt_frequency / 10000000, 0, 99);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY
 	/*
 	 * R2 onwards makes the count accessible to user mode so it can be used
 	 * by the VDSO (HWREna is configured by configure_hwrena()).
 	 */
 	if (cpu_has_mips_r2_r6 && rdhwr_count_usable())
 		clocksource_mips.vdso_clock_mode = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_R4K;
-#endif
 
 	clocksource_register_hz(&clocksource_mips, mips_hpt_frequency);