diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 8e1f5251de7f..50f10fb558c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ UBSAN_SANITIZE			:= n
 OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD	:= y
 KCOV_INSTRUMENT			:= n
 
-ifeq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
 CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = -O2 -mcmodel=tiny
-else
-CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o = -O2 -mcmodel=tiny -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
+
+ifneq ($(c-gettimeofday-y),)
+  CFLAGS_vgettimeofday.o += -include $(c-gettimeofday-y)
 endif
 
 # Clang versions less than 8 do not support -mcmodel=tiny
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ include/generated/vdso-offsets.h: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg FORCE
 # Actual build commands
 quiet_cmd_vdsold = VDSOL   $@
       cmd_vdsold = $(CC) $(c_flags) -Wl,-n -Wl,-T $^ -o $@
-quiet_cmd_vdsocc = VDSOCC   $@
-      cmd_vdsocc = $(CC) $(a_flags) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
+quiet_cmd_vdsold_and_vdso_check = LD      $@
+      cmd_vdsold_and_vdso_check = $(cmd_ld); $(cmd_vdso_check)
 
 # Install commands for the unstripped file
 quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL $@
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index 288c14d30b45..e015c3ac9b60 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -156,14 +156,17 @@ $(asm-obj-vdso): %.o: %.S FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,vdsoas)
 
 # Actual build commands
-quiet_cmd_vdsold = VDSOL   $@
+quiet_cmd_vdsold_and_vdso_check = LD32    $@
+      cmd_vdsold_and_vdso_check = $(cmd_vdsold); $(cmd_vdso_check)
+
+quiet_cmd_vdsold = LD32    $@
       cmd_vdsold = $(COMPATCC) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(VDSO_LDFLAGS) \
                    -Wl,-T $(filter %.lds,$^) $(filter %.o,$^) -o $@
-quiet_cmd_vdsocc = VDSOC   $@
+quiet_cmd_vdsocc = CC32    $@
       cmd_vdsocc = $(COMPATCC) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(VDSO_CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
-quiet_cmd_vdsocc_gettimeofday = VDSOC_GTD   $@
+quiet_cmd_vdsocc_gettimeofday = CC32    $@
       cmd_vdsocc_gettimeofday = $(COMPATCC) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(VDSO_CFLAGS) $(VDSO_CFLAGS_gettimeofday_o) -c -o $@ $<
-quiet_cmd_vdsoas = VDSOA   $@
+quiet_cmd_vdsoas = AS32    $@
       cmd_vdsoas = $(COMPATCC) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(VDSO_AFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
 quiet_cmd_vdsomunge = MUNGE   $@