diff --git a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
index ef5f348f386a1ec4c5aef0a566a334a40e8f763b..018f8c7b94f2ac9f7db90646317dc07e7c9d3d48 100644
--- a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ aflags-vdso := $(ccflags-vdso) \
 # the comments on that file.
 #
 ifndef CONFIG_CPU_MIPSR6
-  ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -gt, 22400000, y),)
-    $(warning MIPS VDSO requires binutils > 2.24)
+  ifeq ($(call ld-ifversion, -lt, 22500000, y),)
+    $(warning MIPS VDSO requires binutils >= 2.25)
     obj-vdso-y := $(filter-out gettimeofday.o, $(obj-vdso-y))
     ccflags-vdso += -DDISABLE_MIPS_VDSO
   endif