diff --git a/csu/init-first.c b/csu/init-first.c
index e0f489ee6d..891719a839 100644
--- a/csu/init-first.c
+++ b/csu/init-first.c
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ _init (int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
   _dl_non_dynamic_init ();
 #endif
 
-#ifdef VDSO_SETUP
-  VDSO_SETUP ();
-#endif
-
   __init_misc (argc, argv, envp);
 
   /* Initialize ctype data.  */
diff --git a/elf/dl-support.c b/elf/dl-support.c
index b2b1b12f6f..81d44b0343 100644
--- a/elf/dl-support.c
+++ b/elf/dl-support.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <unsecvars.h>
 #include <hp-timing.h>
 #include <stackinfo.h>
+#include <dl-vdso.h>
+#include <dl-vdso-setup.h>
 
 extern char *__progname;
 char **_dl_argv = &__progname;	/* This is checked for some error messages.  */
@@ -201,6 +203,8 @@ struct link_map *_dl_sysinfo_map;
 # include "get-dynamic-info.h"
 #endif
 #include "setup-vdso.h"
+/* Define the vDSO function pointers.  */
+#include <dl-vdso-setup.c>
 
 /* During the program run we must not modify the global data of
    loaded shared object simultanously in two threads.  Therefore we
@@ -315,6 +319,9 @@ _dl_non_dynamic_init (void)
      so they can influence _dl_init_paths.  */
   setup_vdso (NULL, NULL);
 
+  /* With vDSO setup we can initialize the function pointers.  */
+  setup_vdso_pointers ();
+
   /* Initialize the data structures for the search paths for shared
      objects.  */
   _dl_init_paths (getenv ("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"));
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index dd8fc5e6c6..a06e13c657 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <dl-osinfo.h>
 #include <dl-procinfo.h>
 #include <dl-prop.h>
+#include <dl-vdso.h>
+#include <dl-vdso-setup.h>
 #include <tls.h>
 #include <stap-probe.h>
 #include <stackinfo.h>
@@ -833,7 +835,7 @@ security_init (void)
   _dl_random = NULL;
 }
 
-#include "setup-vdso.h"
+#include <setup-vdso.h>
 
 /* The library search path.  */
 static const char *library_path attribute_relro;
@@ -1538,6 +1540,9 @@ ERROR: '%s': cannot process note segment.\n", _dl_argv[0]);
      so they can influence _dl_init_paths.  */
   setup_vdso (main_map, &first_preload);
 
+  /* With vDSO setup we can initialize the function pointers.  */
+  setup_vdso_pointers ();
+
 #ifdef DL_SYSDEP_OSCHECK
   DL_SYSDEP_OSCHECK (_dl_fatal_printf);
 #endif
diff --git a/malloc/tst-interpose-aux.c b/malloc/tst-interpose-aux.c
index bbe321e843..8cbc3e6fea 100644
--- a/malloc/tst-interpose-aux.c
+++ b/malloc/tst-interpose-aux.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #if INTERPOSE_THREADS
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ struct __attribute__ ((aligned (__alignof__ (max_align_t)))) allocation_header
 {
   size_t allocation_index;
   size_t allocation_size;
+  struct timespec ts;
 };
 
 /* Array of known allocations, to track invalid frees.  */
@@ -166,6 +168,9 @@ malloc_internal (size_t size)
       .allocation_index = index,
       .allocation_size = allocation_size
     };
+  /* BZ#24967: Check if calling a symbol which may use the vDSO does not fail.
+     The CLOCK_REALTIME should be supported on all systems.  */
+  clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME, &allocations[index]->ts);
   return allocations[index] + 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso-setup.c b/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso-setup.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e25b021ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso-setup.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* Empty.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso-setup.h b/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso-setup.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d79bae317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso-setup.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* ELF symbol initialization functions for VDSO objects.
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _DL_VDSO_INIT_H
+#define _DL_VDSO_INIT_H
+
+/* Initialize the VDSO functions pointers.  */
+static inline void __attribute__ ((always_inline))
+setup_vdso_pointers (void)
+{
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso.h b/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5651f49a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-vdso.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* ELF symbol resolve functions for VDSO objects.
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _DL_VDSO_H
+#define _DL_VDSO_H	1
+
+/* Function for resolving symbols in the VDSO link map.  Return the
+   address of the vdso symbol NAME. */
+static inline void *
+dl_vdso_vsym (const char *name)
+{
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
index fc25a81e1c..8cbd0e87cc 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
@@ -608,6 +608,12 @@ struct rtld_global_ro
   /* At startup time we set up the normal DSO data structure for it,
      and this points to it.  */
   EXTERN struct link_map *_dl_sysinfo_map;
+
+# define PROCINFO_DECL
+# ifndef PROCINFO_CLASS
+#  define PROCINFO_CLASS EXTERN
+# endif
+# include <dl-vdso-setup.c>
 #endif
 
   /* Mask for more hardware capabilities that are available on some
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/backtrace.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/backtrace.c
index 2e6a859d9f..f2a57480a5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/backtrace.c
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/backtrace.c
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ struct signal_frame_32 {
   /* We don't care about the rest, since IP value is at 'mctx' field.  */
 };
 
-static inline int
+static inline bool
 is_sigtramp_address (void *nip)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT32
-  if (nip == VDSO_SYMBOL (sigtramp32))
-    return 1;
+  if (nip == GLRO (dl_vdso_sigtramp_32))
+    return true;
 #endif
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 struct rt_signal_frame_32 {
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ struct rt_signal_frame_32 {
   /* We don't care about the rest, since IP value is at 'uc' field.  */
 };
 
-static inline int
+static inline bool
 is_sigtramp_address_rt (void * nip)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_32
-  if (nip == VDSO_SYMBOL (sigtramp_rt32))
-    return 1;
+  if (nip == GLRO (dl_vdso_sigtramp_rt32))
+    return true;
 #endif
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/backtrace.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/backtrace.c
index 234d9c00dc..8ed5bc1585 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/backtrace.c
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/backtrace.c
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ struct signal_frame_64 {
   /* We don't care about the rest, since the IP value is at 'uc' field.  */
 };
 
-static inline int
+static inline bool
 is_sigtramp_address (void *nip)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT64
-  if (nip == VDSO_SYMBOL (sigtramp_rt64))
-    return 1;
+  if (nip == GLRO (dl_vdso_sigtramp_rt64))
+    return true;
 #endif
-  return 0;
+  return false;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/Makefile
index 57bbfeaac6..4bcae85bca 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ shared-only-routines += libc-__read_tp
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
-sysdep_routines	     += dl-vdso
 sysdep-rtld-routines += __read_tp
 ifeq ($(build-shared),yes)
 # This is needed for DSO loading from static binaries.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile
index d7a2f6a8a7..abdf01f00c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
-sysdep_routines += dl-vdso
 sysdep-rtld-routines += aeabi_read_tp libc-do-syscall
 endif
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso-setup.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso-setup.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1069879f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso-setup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* Data for vDSO support.  Linux version.
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* This file is included in three different modes for both static (libc.a)
+   and shared (rtld) modes:
+
+   1. PROCINFO_DECL is defined, meaning we are only interested in
+      declarations.  For static it requires use the extern keywork along with
+      the attribute_relro while for shared it will be embedded in the
+      rtld_global_ro.
+
+   2. PROCINFO_DECL and SHARED are not defined.  Nothing to do, the default
+      zero initializion is suffice.
+
+   3. PROCINFO_DECL is not defined while SHARED is.  Similar to 2., the zero
+      initialization of rtld_global_ro is suffice.  */
+
+#ifndef PROCINFO_CLASS
+# define PROCINFO_CLASS
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SHARED
+# define RELRO attribute_relro
+#else
+# define RELRO
+#endif
+
+#if defined PROCINFO_DECL || !defined SHARED
+# ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL
+PROCINFO_CLASS int (*_dl_vdso_clock_gettime) (clockid_t,
+					      struct timespec *) RELRO;
+#endif
+# ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL
+PROCINFO_CLASS int (*_dl_vdso_gettimeofday) (struct timeval *, void *) RELRO;
+#endif
+# ifdef HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL
+PROCINFO_CLASS time_t (*_dl_vdso_time) (time_t *) RELRO;
+# endif
+# ifdef HAVE_GETCPU_VSYSCALL
+PROCINFO_CLASS int (*_dl_vdso_getcpu) (unsigned *, unsigned *, void *) RELRO;
+# endif
+# ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL
+PROCINFO_CLASS int (*_dl_vdso_clock_getres) (clockid_t,
+					     struct timespec *) RELRO;
+# endif
+
+/* PowerPC specific ones.  */
+# ifdef HAVE_GET_TBFREQ
+PROCINFO_CLASS uint64_t (*_dl_vdso_get_tbfreq)(void) RELRO;
+# endif
+/* The sigtramp are used on powerpc backtrace without using
+   INLINE_VSYSCALL, so there is no need to set their type.  */
+# ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT64
+PROCINFO_CLASS void *_dl_vdso_sigtramp_rt64 RELRO;
+# endif
+# ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT32
+PROCINFO_CLASS void *_dl_vdso_sigtramp_rt32 RELRO;
+# endif
+# ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_32
+PROCINFO_CLASS void *_dl_vdso_sigtramp_32 RELRO;
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#undef RELRO
+#undef PROCINFO_DECL
+#undef PROCINFO_CLASS
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso-setup.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso-setup.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4e76202fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso-setup.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* ELF symbol initialization functions for VDSO objects.  Linux version.
+   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _DL_VDSO_INIT_H
+#define _DL_VDSO_INIT_H
+
+/* Initialize the VDSO functions pointers.  */
+static inline void __attribute__ ((always_inline))
+setup_vdso_pointers (void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_clock_gettime) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_gettimeofday) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_time) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_GETCPU_VSYSCALL
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_getcpu) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_GETCPU_VSYSCALL);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_clock_getres) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_GET_TBFREQ
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_get_tbfreq) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_GET_TBFREQ);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT64
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_sigtramp_rt64) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT64);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT32
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_sigtramp_rt32) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT32);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SIGTRAMP_32
+  GLRO(dl_vdso_sigtramp_32) = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_SIGTRAMP_32);
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5577f2103c..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/* ELF symbol resolve functions for VDSO objects.
-   Copyright (C) 2005-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include "config.h"
-#include <ldsodefs.h>
-
-
-void *
-_dl_vdso_vsym (const char *name, const struct r_found_version *vers)
-{
-  struct link_map *map = GLRO (dl_sysinfo_map);
-  void *value = NULL;
-
-
-  if (map != NULL)
-    {
-      /* Use a WEAK REF so we don't error out if the symbol is not found.  */
-      ElfW (Sym) wsym;
-      memset (&wsym, 0, sizeof (ElfW (Sym)));
-      wsym.st_info = (unsigned char) ELFW (ST_INFO (STB_WEAK, STT_NOTYPE));
-
-      /* Search the scope of the vdso map.  */
-      const ElfW (Sym) *ref = &wsym;
-      lookup_t result = GLRO (dl_lookup_symbol_x) (name, map, &ref,
-						   map->l_local_scope,
-						   vers, 0, 0, NULL);
-
-      if (ref != NULL)
-	value = DL_SYMBOL_ADDRESS (result, ref);
-    }
-
-  return value;
-}
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso.h
index 19ffd30c7e..d1e782b81f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-vdso.h
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 #include <ldsodefs.h>
 #include <dl-hash.h>
 
-/* Functions for resolving symbols in the VDSO link map.  */
-extern void *_dl_vdso_vsym (const char *name,
-			    const struct r_found_version *version)
-      attribute_hidden;
-
 /* If the architecture support vDSO it should define which is the expected
    kernel version and hash value through both VDSO_NAME and VDSO_HASH
    (usually defined at architecture sysdep.h).  */
@@ -38,19 +33,26 @@ extern void *_dl_vdso_vsym (const char *name,
 # define VDSO_HASH 0
 #endif
 
+/* Functions for resolving symbols in the VDSO link map.  */
 static inline void *
-get_vdso_symbol (const char *symbol)
+dl_vdso_vsym (const char *name)
 {
+  struct link_map *map = GLRO (dl_sysinfo_map);
+  if (map == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  /* Use a WEAK REF so we don't error out if the symbol is not found.  */
+  ElfW (Sym) wsym = { 0 };
+  wsym.st_info = (unsigned char) ELFW (ST_INFO (STB_WEAK, STT_NOTYPE));
+
   struct r_found_version rfv = { VDSO_NAME, VDSO_HASH, 1, NULL };
-  return _dl_vdso_vsym (symbol, &rfv);
-}
 
-static inline void *
-get_vdso_mangle_symbol (const char *symbol)
-{
-  void *vdsop = get_vdso_symbol (symbol);
-  PTR_MANGLE (vdsop);
-  return vdsop;
+  /* Search the scope of the vdso map.  */
+  const ElfW (Sym) *ref = &wsym;
+  lookup_t result = GLRO (dl_lookup_symbol_x) (name, map, &ref,
+					       map->l_local_scope,
+					       &rfv, 0, 0, NULL);
+  return ref != NULL ? DL_SYMBOL_ADDRESS (result, ref) : NULL;
 }
 
 #endif /* dl-vdso.h */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gettimeofday.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gettimeofday.c
index 600da6b468..6945be269c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gettimeofday.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 # ifdef SHARED
 #  include <dl-vdso.h>
+# include <libc-vdso.h>
 
 static int
 __gettimeofday_syscall (struct timeval *restrict tv, void *restrict tz)
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ __gettimeofday_syscall (struct timeval *restrict tv, void *restrict tz)
 
 # undef INIT_ARCH
 # define INIT_ARCH() \
-  void *vdso_gettimeofday = get_vdso_symbol (HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL)
+  void *vdso_gettimeofday = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL)
 libc_ifunc (__gettimeofday,
 	    vdso_gettimeofday ? VDSO_IFUNC_RET (vdso_gettimeofday)
 			      : (void *) __gettimeofday_syscall)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d005d13322..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/* vDSO internal symbols.  Linux generic version.
-   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
-   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
-   License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <dl-vdso.h>
-#include <libc-vdso.h>
-
-/* vDSO symbol used on clock_gettime implementation.  */
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL
-int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_gettime)) (clockid_t, struct timespec *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-/* vDSO symbol used on clock_gettime64 implementation.  */
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME64_VSYSCALL
-int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_gettime64)) (clockid_t, struct __timespec64 *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-/* vDSO symbol used on clock_getres implementation.  */
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL
-int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_getres)) (clockid_t, struct timespec *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-/* vDSO symbol used on gettimeofday implementation.  */
-#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL
-int (*VDSO_SYMBOL (gettimeofday)) (struct timeval *, void *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-/* vDSO symbol used on GNU extension getcpu implementation.  */
-#ifdef HAVE_GETCPU_VSYSCALL
-long int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(getcpu)) (unsigned *, unsigned *, void *)
-   attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-/* vDSO symbol used on time implementation.  */
-#ifdef HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL
-time_t (*VDSO_SYMBOL(time)) (time_t *) attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-
-static inline void
-__libc_vdso_platform_setup (void)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_gettime)
-    = get_vdso_mangle_symbol (HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME64_VSYSCALL
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_gettime64)
-    = get_vdso_mangle_symbol (HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME64_VSYSCALL);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_getres)
-    = get_vdso_mangle_symbol (HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(gettimeofday)
-    = get_vdso_mangle_symbol (HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_GETCPU_VSYSCALL
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(getcpu) = get_vdso_mangle_symbol (HAVE_GETCPU_VSYSCALL);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(time) = get_vdso_mangle_symbol (HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef VDSO_SETUP_ARCH
-  VDSO_SETUP_ARCH ();
-#endif
-}
-
-#define VDSO_SETUP __libc_vdso_platform_setup
-
-#include <csu/init-first.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc-vdso.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc-vdso.h
index c6d505bab3..004faf0a97 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc-vdso.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc-vdso.h
@@ -19,37 +19,9 @@
 #ifndef _LIBC_VDSO_H
 #define _LIBC_VDSO_H
 
-#define VDSO_SYMBOL(__name) __vdso_##__name
-
 /* Adjust the return IFUNC value from a vDSO symbol accordingly required
    by the ELFv1 ABI.  It is used by the architecture to create an ODP
    entry since the kernel vDSO does not provide it.  */
-#ifndef VDSO_IFUNC_RET
-# define VDSO_IFUNC_RET(__value) (__value)
-#endif
+#define VDSO_IFUNC_RET(__value) (__value)
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME_VSYSCALL
-extern int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_gettime)) (clockid_t, struct timespec *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME64_VSYSCALL
-extern int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_gettime64)) (clockid_t, struct __timespec64 *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETRES_VSYSCALL
-extern int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(clock_getres)) (clockid_t, struct timespec *)
-  attribute_hidden;
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_VSYSCALL
-extern int (*VDSO_SYMBOL (gettimeofday)) (struct timeval *, void *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_GETCPU_VSYSCALL
-extern long int (*VDSO_SYMBOL(getcpu)) (unsigned *, unsigned *, void *)
-  attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL
-extern time_t (*VDSO_SYMBOL(time)) (time_t *) attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-
-#endif /* _LIBC_VDSO_H */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile
index 03044e7365..026ba242cf 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
 ifeq ($(build-shared),yes)
 # This is needed for DSO loading from static binaries.
 sysdep-dl-routines += dl-static
-
-sysdep_routines += dl-vdso
 endif
 # If the compiler doesn't use GNU.stack note,
 # this test is expected to fail.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Makefile
index 1596238afa..cc2f804d86 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ gen-as-const-headers += ucontext_i.sym
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
-sysdep_routines += dl-vdso
 ifeq ($(build-shared),yes)
 # This is needed for DSO loading from static binaries.
 sysdep-dl-routines += dl-static
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/get_timebase_freq.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/get_timebase_freq.c
index 29b6624b9a..11eb2b126d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/get_timebase_freq.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/get_timebase_freq.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <libc-internal.h>
 #include <not-cancel.h>
-#include <libc-vdso.h>
+#include <sysdep-vdso.h>
 
 static uint64_t
 get_timebase_freq_fallback (void)
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ uint64_t
 __get_timebase_freq (void)
 {
   /* The vDSO does not have a fallback mechanism (such calling a syscall).  */
-  __typeof (VDSO_SYMBOL (get_tbfreq)) vdsop = VDSO_SYMBOL (get_tbfreq);
-  PTR_DEMANGLE (vdsop);
+  uint64_t (*vdsop)(void) = GLRO(dl_vdso_get_tbfreq);
   if (vdsop == NULL)
     return get_timebase_freq_fallback ();
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/init-first.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/init-first.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 92a4af83af..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/init-first.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/* Initialization code run first thing by the ELF startup code.  Linux/PowerPC.
-   Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <dl-vdso.h>
-#include <libc-vdso.h>
-
-unsigned long long (*VDSO_SYMBOL(get_tbfreq)) (void) attribute_hidden;
-#if defined(__PPC64__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
-void *VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp_rt64) attribute_hidden;
-#else
-void *VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp32) attribute_hidden;
-void *VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp_rt32) attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-
-static inline void
-__libc_vdso_platform_setup_arch (void)
-{
-  VDSO_SYMBOL (get_tbfreq) = get_vdso_mangle_symbol (HAVE_GET_TBFREQ);
-
-  /* PPC64 uses only one signal trampoline symbol, while PPC32 will use
-     two depending if SA_SIGINFO is used (__kernel_sigtramp_rt32) or not
-     (__kernel_sigtramp32).
-     There is no need to pointer mangle these symbol because they will
-     used only for pointer comparison.  */
-#if defined(__PPC64__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp_rt64) =  get_vdso_symbol (HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT64);
-#else
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp32) = get_vdso_symbol (HAVE_SIGTRAMP_32);
-  VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp_rt32) = get_vdso_symbol (HAVE_SIGTRAMP_RT32);
-#endif
-}
-
-#define VDSO_SETUP_ARCH __libc_vdso_platform_setup_arch
-
-#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-vdso.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-vdso.h
index cb7da3b289..adc06d48b0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-vdso.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-vdso.h
@@ -54,14 +54,4 @@
 # define VDSO_IFUNC_RET(value)  ((void *) (value))
 #endif
 
-#include_next <libc-vdso.h>
-
-extern unsigned long long (*VDSO_SYMBOL(get_tbfreq)) (void);
-#if defined(__PPC64__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
-extern void *VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp_rt64);
-#else
-extern void *VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp32);
-extern void *VDSO_SYMBOL(sigtramp_rt32);
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _LIBC_VDSO_H */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/Makefile
index b7ad31885c..301b082398 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
-sysdep_routines	+= dl-vdso
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),misc)
 sysdep_headers += sys/cachectl.h
 sysdep_routines += flush-icache
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/flush-icache.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/flush-icache.c
index c5bd60d9c2..e967e40deb 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/flush-icache.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/flush-icache.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ __riscv_flush_icache_syscall (void *start, void *end, unsigned long int flags)
 static func_type
 __lookup_riscv_flush_icache (void)
 {
-  func_type func = get_vdso_symbol ("__vdso_flush_icache");
+  func_type func = dl_vdso_vsym ("__vdso_flush_icache");
 
   /* If there is no vDSO entry then call the system call directly.  All Linux
      versions provide the vDSO entry, but QEMU's user-mode emulation doesn't
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Makefile
index 77f38523b5..d9db1b5422 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Makefile
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ ifeq ($(subdir),stdlib)
 gen-as-const-headers += ucontext_i.sym
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
-sysdep_routines += dl-vdso
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),nptl)
 libpthread-sysdep_routines += elision-lock elision-unlock elision-timed \
 			      elision-trylock
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Makefile
index fb3ee5b8a1..b0d182a439 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ librt-routines += rt-sysdep
 librt-shared-only-routines += rt-sysdep
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
-sysdep_routines += dl-vdso
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),sysvipc)
 sysdep_routines += getshmlba
 endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep-vdso.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep-vdso.h
index 76a211e39b..772313f97e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep-vdso.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep-vdso.h
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 #ifndef SYSDEP_VDSO_LINUX_H
 # define SYSDEP_VDSO_LINUX_H
 
-#include <dl-vdso.h>
-#include <libc-vdso.h>
+#include <ldsodefs.h>
 
 #ifndef INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL
 # define INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL(funcptr, err, nr, args...)		      \
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@
     INTERNAL_SYSCALL_DECL (sc_err);					      \
     long int sc_ret;							      \
 									      \
-    __typeof (__vdso_##name) vdsop = __vdso_##name;			      \
-    PTR_DEMANGLE (vdsop);						      \
+    __typeof (GLRO(dl_vdso_##name)) vdsop = GLRO(dl_vdso_##name);	      \
     if (vdsop != NULL)							      \
       {									      \
 	sc_ret = INTERNAL_VSYSCALL_CALL (vdsop, sc_err, nr, ##args);	      \
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/time.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/time.c
index 0598958c9c..a7e4cbeb96 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/time.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/time.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #ifdef SHARED
 # include <dl-vdso.h>
+# include <libc-vdso.h>
 
 static time_t
 time_syscall (time_t *t)
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ time_syscall (time_t *t)
 
 # undef INIT_ARCH
 # define INIT_ARCH() \
-  void *vdso_time = get_vdso_symbol (HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL);
+  void *vdso_time = dl_vdso_vsym (HAVE_TIME_VSYSCALL);
 libc_ifunc (time,
 	    vdso_time ? VDSO_IFUNC_RET (vdso_time)
 		      : (void *) time_syscall);
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile
index 02ca36c6d2..b23b532590 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ CFLAGS-elision-timed.c += -mrtm
 CFLAGS-elision-trylock.c += -mrtm
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
-sysdep_routines += dl-vdso
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),setjmp)
 tests += tst-saved_mask-1
 endif
