diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso/timebase.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso/timebase.h
index b558b07959ceb..881f655caa0a9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso/timebase.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/vdso/timebase.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static inline unsigned long get_tbl(void)
 	return mftb();
 }
 
-static inline u64 get_tb(void)
+static __always_inline u64 get_tb(void)
 {
 	unsigned int tbhi, tblo, tbhi2;