diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h
index 0b350a7e26f3..afb7a59828fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
 #define _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
 
+enum vdso_arch_clockmode {
+	/* vdso clocksource not usable */
+	VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE,
+	/* vdso clocksource usable */
+	VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER,
+	VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER_NOCOMPAT = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER,
+};
+
 struct arch_clocksource_data {
-	bool vdso_direct;	/* Usable for direct VDSO access? */
+	/* Usable for direct VDSO access? */
+	enum vdso_arch_clockmode clock_mode;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
index f00e45fa62c4..6c69a5548ba2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static bool tk_is_cntvct(const struct timekeeper *tk)
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER))
 		return false;
 
-	if (!tk->tkr_mono.clock->archdata.vdso_direct)
+	if (tk->tkr_mono.clock->archdata.clock_mode != VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h
index 0ece64a26c8c..0c7910447235 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
 #define _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
 
+#include <asm/vdso/clocksource.h>
+
 struct arch_clocksource_data {
-	bool vdso_direct;	/* Usable for direct VDSO access? */
+	/* Usable for direct VDSO access? */
+	enum vdso_arch_clockmode clock_mode;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/clocksource.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/clocksource.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8019f616e1f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/clocksource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_VDSOCLOCKSOURCE_H
+#define __ASM_VDSOCLOCKSOURCE_H
+
+enum vdso_arch_clockmode {
+	/* vdso clocksource not usable */
+	VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE,
+	/* vdso clocksource for both 32 and 64bit tasks */
+	VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER,
+	/* vdso clocksource for 64bit tasks only */
+	VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER_NOCOMPAT,
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/compat_gettimeofday.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/compat_gettimeofday.h
index c50ee1b7d5cd..413d42e197c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/compat_gettimeofday.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/compat_gettimeofday.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/time.h>
 
+#include <asm/vdso/clocksource.h>
 #include <asm/vdso/compat_barrier.h>
 
 #define __VDSO_USE_SYSCALL		ULLONG_MAX
@@ -117,10 +118,10 @@ static __always_inline u64 __arch_get_hw_counter(s32 clock_mode)
 	u64 res;
 
 	/*
-	 * clock_mode == 0 implies that vDSO are enabled otherwise
+	 * clock_mode == ARCHTIMER implies that vDSO are enabled otherwise
 	 * fallback on syscall.
 	 */
-	if (clock_mode)
+	if (clock_mode != VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER)
 		return __VDSO_USE_SYSCALL;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h
index b08f476b72b4..ff83b8b574fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/time.h>
 
+#include <asm/vdso/clocksource.h>
+
 #define __VDSO_USE_SYSCALL		ULLONG_MAX
 
 #define VDSO_HAS_CLOCK_GETRES		1
@@ -71,10 +73,10 @@ static __always_inline u64 __arch_get_hw_counter(s32 clock_mode)
 	u64 res;
 
 	/*
-	 * clock_mode == 0 implies that vDSO are enabled otherwise
+	 * clock_mode != NONE implies that vDSO are enabled otherwise
 	 * fallback on syscall.
 	 */
-	if (clock_mode)
+	if (clock_mode == VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE)
 		return __VDSO_USE_SYSCALL;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/vsyscall.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/vsyscall.h
index 0c20a7c1bee5..e50f26741946 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/vsyscall.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/vdso/vsyscall.h
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ struct vdso_data *__arm64_get_k_vdso_data(void)
 static __always_inline
 int __arm64_get_clock_mode(struct timekeeper *tk)
 {
-	u32 use_syscall = !tk->tkr_mono.clock->archdata.vdso_direct;
-
-	return use_syscall;
+	return tk->tkr_mono.clock->archdata.clock_mode;
 }
 #define __arch_get_clock_mode __arm64_get_clock_mode
 
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 9a5464c625b4..909fe093249e 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static enum arch_timer_ppi_nr arch_timer_uses_ppi = ARCH_TIMER_VIRT_PPI;
 static bool arch_timer_c3stop;
 static bool arch_timer_mem_use_virtual;
 static bool arch_counter_suspend_stop;
-static bool vdso_default = true;
+static enum vdso_arch_clockmode vdso_default = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_ARCHTIMER;
 
 static cpumask_t evtstrm_available = CPU_MASK_NONE;
 static bool evtstrm_enable = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER_EVTSTREAM);
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ void arch_timer_enable_workaround(const struct arch_timer_erratum_workaround *wa
 	 * change both the default value and the vdso itself.
 	 */
 	if (wa->read_cntvct_el0) {
-		clocksource_counter.archdata.vdso_direct = false;
-		vdso_default = false;
+		clocksource_counter.archdata.clock_mode = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE;
+		vdso_default = VDSO_CLOCKMODE_NONE;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static void __init arch_counter_register(unsigned type)
 		}
 
 		arch_timer_read_counter = rd;
-		clocksource_counter.archdata.vdso_direct = vdso_default;
+		clocksource_counter.archdata.clock_mode = vdso_default;
 	} else {
 		arch_timer_read_counter = arch_counter_get_cntvct_mem;
 	}