diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 2919f1698140..c6f6dee08746 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ static inline bool vdso_cycles_ok(u64 cycles)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIME_NS
-static int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
-			  struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+static __always_inline int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
+					  struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	const struct vdso_data *vd = __arch_get_timens_vdso_data();
 	const struct timens_offset *offs = &vdns->offset[clk];
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static __always_inline const struct vdso_data *__arch_get_timens_vdso_data(void)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
-			  struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+static __always_inline int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
+					  struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ static __always_inline int do_hres(const struct vdso_data *vd, clockid_t clk,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIME_NS
-static int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
-			    struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+static __always_inline int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
+					    struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	const struct vdso_data *vd = __arch_get_timens_vdso_data();
 	const struct vdso_timestamp *vdso_ts = &vd->basetime[clk];
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ static int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
-static int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
-			    struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
+static __always_inline int do_coarse_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
+					    struct __kernel_timespec *ts)
 {
 	return -1;
 }