diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index a9c4e48bb7ec997bec394066914d26f337a2fec4..b2113c24850c9809b398b440838d26743a0868ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config ARM
 	bool
 	default y
+	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0b350a7e26f37c1dfec80cb85610add6b9bbef99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/clocksource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
+#define _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
+
+struct arch_clocksource_data {
+	bool vdso_direct;	/* Usable for direct VDSO access? */
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
index 994e971a8538a2d316235ba1f61be54317fbba61..a0affd14086aabb7beea88e29606bd4bf5c9d41b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static bool tk_is_cntvct(const struct timekeeper *tk)
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER))
 		return false;
 
-	if (strcmp(tk->tkr_mono.clock->name, "arch_sys_counter") != 0)
+	if (!tk->tkr_mono.clock->archdata.vdso_direct)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 0e11c8a2aec1bb9190597f507f19552cb8a9ba6f..8f868ec4e27f1e4d99eea8710bc20cd23baad69c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select ACPI_GENERIC_GSI if ACPI
 	select ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE_ONLY if ACPI
 	select ACPI_MCFG if ACPI
+	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
 	select ARCH_HAS_ACPI_TABLE_UPGRADE if ACPI
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0b350a7e26f37c1dfec80cb85610add6b9bbef99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/clocksource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
+#define _ASM_CLOCKSOURCE_H
+
+struct arch_clocksource_data {
+	bool vdso_direct;	/* Usable for direct VDSO access? */
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
index 6225612f24640b9623335413b699e333470936b8..a2c2478e7d7896d568e7b9a04849f4adacb61fdf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
  */
 void update_vsyscall(struct timekeeper *tk)
 {
-	u32 use_syscall = strcmp(tk->tkr_mono.clock->name, "arch_sys_counter");
+	u32 use_syscall = !tk->tkr_mono.clock->archdata.vdso_direct;
 
 	++vdso_data->tb_seq_count;
 	smp_wmb();
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index eb5fb4121ac84f52d2a5daaed033ff4288e5a5dd..73c487da6d2a9f0004043e23ff5e1e747672a065 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -602,23 +602,18 @@ static void __init arch_counter_register(unsigned type)
 		else
 			arch_timer_read_counter = arch_counter_get_cntpct;
 
+		clocksource_counter.archdata.vdso_direct = true;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_ERRATUM_A008585
 		/*
 		 * Don't use the vdso fastpath if errata require using
 		 * the out-of-line counter accessor.
 		 */
 		if (static_branch_unlikely(&arch_timer_read_ool_enabled))
-			clocksource_counter.name = "arch_sys_counter_ool";
+			clocksource_counter.archdata.vdso_direct = false;
 #endif
 	} else {
 		arch_timer_read_counter = arch_counter_get_cntvct_mem;
-
-		/* If the clocksource name is "arch_sys_counter" the
-		 * VDSO will attempt to read the CP15-based counter.
-		 * Ensure this does not happen when CP15-based
-		 * counter is not available.
-		 */
-		clocksource_counter.name = "arch_mem_counter";
 	}
 
 	start_count = arch_timer_read_counter();