diff --git a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
index 018f8c7b94f2..14568900fc1d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ aflags-vdso := $(ccflags-vdso) \
 # the comments on that file.
 #
 ifndef CONFIG_CPU_MIPSR6
-  ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500000, y),)
+  ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500000, y),y)
     $(warning MIPS VDSO requires binutils >= 2.25)
     obj-vdso-y := $(filter-out gettimeofday.o, $(obj-vdso-y))
     ccflags-vdso += -DDISABLE_MIPS_VDSO