diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
index 68a15c4dd6e4..61b04fe36e66 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ $(obj)/vdso-image-%.c: $(obj)/vdso%.so.dbg $(obj)/vdso2c FORCE
 #
 CFL := $(PROFILING) -mcmodel=small -fPIC -O2 -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -m64 \
        $(filter -g%,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector) \
-       -fno-omit-frame-pointer -foptimize-sibling-calls
+       -fno-omit-frame-pointer -foptimize-sibling-calls \
+       -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 
 $(vobjs): KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(CFL)
 
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += -m32 -msoft-float -mregparm=0 -fpic
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += $(call cc-option, -foptimize-sibling-calls)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_32 += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 $(vdso32-images:%=$(obj)/%.dbg): KBUILD_CFLAGS = $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_32)
 
 $(vdso32-images:%=$(obj)/%.dbg): $(obj)/vdso32-%.so.dbg: FORCE \
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
index b2e4f493e5b0..9793322751e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * Check with readelf after changing.
  */
 
-/* Disable profiling for userspace code: */
-#define DISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
-
 #include <uapi/linux/time.h>
 #include <asm/vgtod.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>