diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 2bc387500f2d..20f4fb3bfcc8 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ static __maybe_unused
 int __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 {
 	const struct vdso_data *vd = __arch_get_vdso_data();
-	u64 hrtimer_res;
 	u32 msk;
 	u64 ns;
 
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ int __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 	if (unlikely((u32) clock >= MAX_CLOCKS))
 		return -1;
 
-	hrtimer_res = READ_ONCE(vd[CS_HRES_COARSE].hrtimer_res);
 	/*
 	 * Convert the clockid to a bitmask and use it to check which
 	 * clocks are handled in the VDSO directly.
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ int __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clockid_t clock, struct __kernel_timespec *res)
 		/*
 		 * Preserves the behaviour of posix_get_hrtimer_res().
 		 */
-		ns = hrtimer_res;
+		ns = READ_ONCE(vd[CS_HRES_COARSE].hrtimer_res);
 	} else if (msk & VDSO_COARSE) {
 		/*
 		 * Preserves the behaviour of posix_get_coarse_res().