diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 45d5cfe46429..04021a93171c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
   CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 endif
 
-# Clang versions less than 8 do not support -mcmodel=tiny
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG), y)
-  ifeq ($(shell test $(CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION) -lt 80000; echo $$?),0)
-    CFLAGS_REMOVE_vgettimeofday.o += -mcmodel=tiny
-  endif
-endif
-
 # Disable gcov profiling for VDSO code
 GCOV_PROFILE := n