diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S
index a3951567118a..e7f8f9f1b3f4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ V_FUNCTION_BEGIN(__kernel_clock_getres)
 	blr
 
 	/*
-	 * invalid clock
+	 * syscall fallback
 	 */
 99:
-	li	r3, EINVAL
-	crset	so
+	li	r0,__NR_clock_getres
+	sc
 	blr
   .cfi_endproc
 V_FUNCTION_END(__kernel_clock_getres)