diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 8eb6d1e9a8ff..b95aef97501e 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ u64 vdso_calc_delta(u64 cycles, u64 last, u64 mask, u32 mult)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef vdso_shift_ns
+static __always_inline u64 vdso_shift_ns(u64 ns, u32 shift)
+{
+	return ns >> shift;
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __arch_vdso_hres_capable
 static inline bool __arch_vdso_hres_capable(void)
 {
@@ -80,7 +87,7 @@ static int do_hres_timens(const struct vdso_data *vdns, clockid_t clk,
 		ns = vdso_ts->nsec;
 		last = vd->cycle_last;
 		ns += vdso_calc_delta(cycles, last, vd->mask, vd->mult);
-		ns >>= vd->shift;
+		ns = vdso_shift_ns(ns, vd->shift);
 		sec = vdso_ts->sec;
 	} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vd, seq)));
 
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ static __always_inline int do_hres(const struct vdso_data *vd, clockid_t clk,
 		ns = vdso_ts->nsec;
 		last = vd->cycle_last;
 		ns += vdso_calc_delta(cycles, last, vd->mask, vd->mult);
-		ns >>= vd->shift;
+		ns = vdso_shift_ns(ns, vd->shift);
 		sec = vdso_ts->sec;
 	} while (unlikely(vdso_read_retry(vd, seq)));