diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/340-MIPS-deactivate-gettimeofday-vdso.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/340-MIPS-deactivate-gettimeofday-vdso.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a77bdf84fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/340-MIPS-deactivate-gettimeofday-vdso.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
++++ b/arch/mips/vdso/Makefile
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ # Objects to go into the VDSO.
+-obj-vdso-y := elf.o gettimeofday.o sigreturn.o
++obj-vdso-y := elf.o sigreturn.o
+ 
+ # Common compiler flags between ABIs.
+ ccflags-vdso := \