diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cp15.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cp15.h
index 07e27f212dc7..d2453e2d3f1f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cp15.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cp15.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 #define BPIALL				__ACCESS_CP15(c7, 0, c5, 6)
 #define ICIALLU				__ACCESS_CP15(c7, 0, c5, 0)
 
+#define CNTVCT				__ACCESS_CP15_64(1, c14)
+
 extern unsigned long cr_alignment;	/* defined in entry-armv.S */
 
 static inline unsigned long get_cr(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c b/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
index a9dd619c6c29..7bdbf5d5c47d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vdso/vgettimeofday.c
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
-#include <asm/arch_timer.h>
 #include <asm/barrier.h>
 #include <asm/bug.h>
+#include <asm/cp15.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <asm/vdso_datapage.h>
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ static notrace u64 get_ns(struct vdso_data *vdata)
 	u64 cycle_now;
 	u64 nsec;
 
-	cycle_now = arch_counter_get_cntvct();
+	isb();
+	cycle_now = read_sysreg(CNTVCT);
 
 	cycle_delta = (cycle_now - vdata->cs_cycle_last) & vdata->cs_mask;