diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
index dcfaf09946ee..c186c8c4982b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rtc_time *time)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
 		memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
-		return 0;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rtc_time *time)
 
 	time->tm_mon--;
 
-	return RTC_24H;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mc146818_get_time);