diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h b/include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h
index ce4103208619..cec543d9e87b 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vdso/vsyscall.h
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ static __always_inline struct vdso_data *__arch_get_k_vdso_data(void)
 #endif /* __arch_get_k_vdso_data */
 
 #ifndef __arch_update_vdso_data
-static __always_inline int __arch_update_vdso_data(void)
+static __always_inline bool __arch_update_vdso_data(void)
 {
-	return 0;
+	return true;
 }
 #endif /* __arch_update_vdso_data */
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
index 5ee0f7709410..f0aab6182824 100644
--- a/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
+++ b/kernel/time/vsyscall.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void update_vsyscall(struct timekeeper *tk)
 	struct vdso_timestamp *vdso_ts;
 	u64 nsec;
 
-	if (__arch_update_vdso_data()) {
+	if (!__arch_update_vdso_data()) {
 		/*
 		 * Some architectures might want to skip the update of the
 		 * data page.