diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 1a0be022f91d8d6d89bc154642e3bd29619e483c..adc8c96df914090d7f4f69b849609ca7fcf32fec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ config X86
 	select ACPI_SYSTEM_POWER_STATES_SUPPORT	if ACPI
 	select ANON_INODES
 	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
+	select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_INIT
 	select ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK
 	select ARCH_HAS_ACPI_TABLE_UPGRADE	if ACPI
 	select ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VIRTUAL
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
index be01328eb755c2277f11e9370d84a480c9b7b302..1fa632e0829f64b9fe01d28c40d523039229d595 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/clocksource.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
@@ -105,3 +106,18 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 {
 	late_time_init = x86_late_time_init;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Sanity check the vdso related archdata content.
+ */
+void clocksource_arch_init(struct clocksource *cs)
+{
+	if (cs->archdata.vclock_mode == VCLOCK_NONE)
+		return;
+
+	if (cs->archdata.vclock_mode > VCLOCK_MAX) {
+		pr_warn("clocksource %s registered with invalid vclock_mode %d. Disabling vclock.\n",
+			cs->name, cs->archdata.vclock_mode);
+		cs->archdata.vclock_mode = VCLOCK_NONE;
+	}
+}