diff --git a/criu/include/util-vdso.h b/criu/include/util-vdso.h
index c74360c87..33b7411de 100644
--- a/criu/include/util-vdso.h
+++ b/criu/include/util-vdso.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct vdso_maps {
 	unsigned long		vdso_start;
 	unsigned long		vvar_start;
 	struct vdso_symtable	sym;
+	bool			compatible;
 };
 
 #define VDSO_SYMBOL_INIT	{ .offset = VDSO_BAD_ADDR, }
diff --git a/criu/vdso.c b/criu/vdso.c
index 257cbcd92..50b8b8dba 100644
--- a/criu/vdso.c
+++ b/criu/vdso.c
@@ -597,7 +597,8 @@ int vdso_init_restore(void)
 
 	vdso_maps.sym = kdat.vdso_sym;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	vdso_maps_compat.sym = kdat.vdso_sym_compat;
+	vdso_maps_compat.sym		= kdat.vdso_sym_compat;
+	vdso_maps_compat.compatible	= true;
 #endif
 
 	return 0;
@@ -621,7 +622,8 @@ int kerndat_vdso_fill_symtable(void)
 		pr_err("Failed to fill compat vdso symtable\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	kdat.vdso_sym_compat = vdso_maps_compat.sym;
+	vdso_maps_compat.compatible	= true;
+	kdat.vdso_sym_compat		= vdso_maps_compat.sym;
 #endif
 
 	return 0;