diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h
index 5b879ae7afc1046951733872c7b0c3a974f4870c..0ad2429c324f6f9387c5350a1b9e93a963e8abec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/vdso/gettimeofday.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ static __always_inline u64 __arch_get_hw_counter(int clock_mode)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER
 	u64 cycle_now;
 
+	if (!clock_mode)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	isb();
 	cycle_now = read_sysreg(CNTVCT);