diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vgtod.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vgtod.h
index 44ec25be6bb5..0782d30238b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vgtod.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vgtod.h
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_VGTOD_H
 #define _ASM_X86_VGTOD_H
 
+/*
+ * This check is required to prevent ARCH=um to include
+ * unwanted headers.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <asm/clocksource.h>
 #include <vdso/datapage.h>
@@ -12,6 +17,7 @@ typedef u64 gtod_long_t;
 #else
 typedef unsigned long gtod_long_t;
 #endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY */
 
 extern int vclocks_used;
 static inline bool vclock_was_used(int vclock)