diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso-pie.c b/arch/x86/vdso-pie.c
index ed76074e0..6ec2247b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso-pie.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso-pie.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ int vdso_proxify(char *who, struct vdso_symtable *sym_rt, VmaEntry *vma, unsigne
 	struct vdso_symtable s = VDSO_SYMTABLE_INIT;
 	size_t size = vma_entry_len(vma);
 	bool remap_rt = true;
-	struct vdso_mark *m;
 
 	/*
 	 * Find symbols in dumpee vdso.
@@ -301,9 +300,6 @@ int vdso_proxify(char *who, struct vdso_symtable *sym_rt, VmaEntry *vma, unsigne
 	 * routine we could detect this vdso and do not dump it, since
 	 * it's auto-generated every new session if proxy required.
 	 */
-	m = (void *)vdso_rt_parked_at;
-	INIT_VDSO_MARK(m);
-	m->proxy_addr = vma->start;
-
+	vdso_put_mark((void *)vdso_rt_parked_at, vma->start);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/vdso.h b/include/vdso.h
index 88ef7133b..3f93b3a14 100644
--- a/include/vdso.h
+++ b/include/vdso.h
@@ -90,15 +90,6 @@ struct vdso_mark {
 /* Magic number (criuvdso) */
 #define VDSO_MARK_SIGNATURE	(0x6f73647675697263ULL)
 
-#define VDSO_MARK_INIT						\
-	{							\
-		.signature	= VDSO_MARK_SIGNATURE,		\
-		.proxy_addr	= VDSO_BAD_ADDR,		\
-	}
-
-#define INIT_VDSO_MARK(m)					\
-	*(m) = (struct vdso_mark)VDSO_MARK_INIT
-
 static inline bool is_vdso_mark(void *addr)
 {
 	struct vdso_mark *m = addr;
@@ -107,6 +98,14 @@ static inline bool is_vdso_mark(void *addr)
 		m->proxy_addr != VDSO_BAD_ADDR;
 }
 
+static inline void vdso_put_mark(void *where, unsigned long proxy_addr)
+{
+	struct vdso_mark *m = where;
+
+	m->signature = VDSO_MARK_SIGNATURE;
+	m->proxy_addr = proxy_addr;
+}
+
 extern struct vdso_symtable vdso_sym_rt;
 extern u64 vdso_pfn;
 extern int vdso_init(void);