diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
index 0f82a70c7682c4973c7ffd1166755fbf01380f44..4aed41f638bb09f8ac575d683583cef6e8c564c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vclock_gettime.c
@@ -128,13 +128,24 @@ notrace static inline u64 vgetcyc(int mode)
 {
 	if (mode == VCLOCK_TSC)
 		return (u64)rdtsc_ordered();
+
+	/*
+	 * For any memory-mapped vclock type, we need to make sure that gcc
+	 * doesn't cleverly hoist a load before the mode check.  Otherwise we
+	 * might end up touching the memory-mapped page even if the vclock in
+	 * question isn't enabled, which will segfault.  Hence the barriers.
+	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_CLOCK
-	else if (mode == VCLOCK_PVCLOCK)
+	if (mode == VCLOCK_PVCLOCK) {
+		barrier();
 		return vread_pvclock();
+	}
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_HYPERV_TSCPAGE
-	else if (mode == VCLOCK_HVCLOCK)
+	if (mode == VCLOCK_HVCLOCK) {
+		barrier();
 		return vread_hvclock();
+	}
 #endif
 	return U64_MAX;
 }