diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 4f82b7abe076..9ea1ffd9cf47 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -232,8 +232,11 @@ __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *res)
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return clock_getres32_fallback(clock, res);
 #else
-	if (unlikely(ret))
+	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		ret = clock_getres_fallback(clock, &ts);
+		if (unlikely(ret))
+			return ret;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	if (likely(res)) {