diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index f2eb6ad713fb..7155a6ff320d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ldflags-y := -shared -nostdlib -soname=linux-vdso.so.1 --hash-style=sysv \
 		--build-id -n -T
 ccflags-y += $(DISABLE_LTO)
 
-ccflags-y := -fno-common -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector
+ccflags-y := -fno-common -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector -ffixed-x18
 ccflags-y += -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING
 
 VDSO_LDFLAGS := -Bsymbolic