diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h
index c61d59ed3b45..2ccb938d8544 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso_datapage.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct vdso_data {
 	__s32 wtom_clock_nsec;			/* Wall to monotonic clock nsec */
 	__s64 wtom_clock_sec;			/* Wall to monotonic clock sec */
 	struct timespec stamp_xtime;		/* xtime as at tb_orig_stamp */
+	__u32 hrtimer_res;			/* hrtimer resolution */
    	__u32 syscall_map_64[SYSCALL_MAP_SIZE]; /* map of syscalls  */
    	__u32 syscall_map_32[SYSCALL_MAP_SIZE]; /* map of syscalls */
 };
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ struct vdso_data {
 	__s32 wtom_clock_nsec;
 	struct timespec stamp_xtime;	/* xtime as at tb_orig_stamp */
 	__u32 stamp_sec_fraction;	/* fractional seconds of stamp_xtime */
+	__u32 hrtimer_res;		/* hrtimer resolution */
    	__u32 syscall_map_32[SYSCALL_MAP_SIZE]; /* map of syscalls */
 	__u32 dcache_block_size;	/* L1 d-cache block size     */
 	__u32 icache_block_size;	/* L1 i-cache block size     */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 484f54dab247..5c0a1e17219b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ int main(void)
 	OFFSET(WTOM_CLOCK_NSEC, vdso_data, wtom_clock_nsec);
 	OFFSET(STAMP_XTIME, vdso_data, stamp_xtime);
 	OFFSET(STAMP_SEC_FRAC, vdso_data, stamp_sec_fraction);
+	OFFSET(CLOCK_HRTIMER_RES, vdso_data, hrtimer_res);
 	OFFSET(CFG_ICACHE_BLOCKSZ, vdso_data, icache_block_size);
 	OFFSET(CFG_DCACHE_BLOCKSZ, vdso_data, dcache_block_size);
 	OFFSET(CFG_ICACHE_LOGBLOCKSZ, vdso_data, icache_log_block_size);
@@ -417,7 +418,6 @@ int main(void)
 	DEFINE(CLOCK_REALTIME_COARSE, CLOCK_REALTIME_COARSE);
 	DEFINE(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE);
 	DEFINE(NSEC_PER_SEC, NSEC_PER_SEC);
-	DEFINE(CLOCK_REALTIME_RES, MONOTONIC_RES_NSEC);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BUG
 	DEFINE(BUG_ENTRY_SIZE, sizeof(struct bug_entry));
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 694522308cd5..619447b1b797 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ void update_vsyscall(struct timekeeper *tk)
 	vdso_data->wtom_clock_nsec = tk->wall_to_monotonic.tv_nsec;
 	vdso_data->stamp_xtime = xt;
 	vdso_data->stamp_sec_fraction = frac_sec;
+	vdso_data->hrtimer_res = hrtimer_resolution;
 	smp_wmb();
 	++(vdso_data->tb_update_count);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S
index becd9f8767ed..a967e795b96d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso32/gettimeofday.S
@@ -156,12 +156,15 @@ V_FUNCTION_BEGIN(__kernel_clock_getres)
 	cror	cr0*4+eq,cr0*4+eq,cr1*4+eq
 	bne	cr0,99f
 
+	mflr	r12
+  .cfi_register lr,r12
+	bl	__get_datapage@local	/* get data page */
+	lwz	r5, CLOCK_HRTIMER_RES(r3)
+	mtlr	r12
 	li	r3,0
 	cmpli	cr0,r4,0
 	crclr	cr0*4+so
 	beqlr
-	lis	r5,CLOCK_REALTIME_RES@h
-	ori	r5,r5,CLOCK_REALTIME_RES@l
 	stw	r3,TSPC32_TV_SEC(r4)
 	stw	r5,TSPC32_TV_NSEC(r4)
 	blr
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/gettimeofday.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/gettimeofday.S
index 07bfe33fe874..81757f06bbd7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/gettimeofday.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso64/gettimeofday.S
@@ -186,12 +186,15 @@ V_FUNCTION_BEGIN(__kernel_clock_getres)
 	cror	cr0*4+eq,cr0*4+eq,cr1*4+eq
 	bne	cr0,99f
 
+	mflr	r12
+  .cfi_register lr,r12
+	bl	V_LOCAL_FUNC(__get_datapage)
+	lwz	r5, CLOCK_HRTIMER_RES(r3)
+	mtlr	r12
 	li	r3,0
 	cmpldi	cr0,r4,0
 	crclr	cr0*4+so
 	beqlr
-	lis	r5,CLOCK_REALTIME_RES@h
-	ori	r5,r5,CLOCK_REALTIME_RES@l
 	std	r3,TSPC64_TV_SEC(r4)
 	std	r5,TSPC64_TV_NSEC(r4)
 	blr