diff --git a/lib/vdso/Kconfig b/lib/vdso/Kconfig
index d883ac299508..c46c2300517c 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/vdso/Kconfig
@@ -30,4 +30,11 @@ config GENERIC_VDSO_TIME_NS
 	  Selected by architectures which support time namespaces in the
 	  VDSO
 
+config GENERIC_VDSO_OVERFLOW_PROTECT
+	bool
+	help
+	  Select to add multiplication overflow protection to the VDSO
+	  time getter functions for the price of an extra conditional
+	  in the hotpath.
+
 endif