diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
index f9a2799c44d6e177f154f23f938acb8de47db208..9a81f778d6b22216469b641d0dbe44c809667fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int twl_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 		goto out;
 
 	save_control &= ~BIT_RTC_CTRL_REG_STOP_RTC_M;
-	twl_rtc_write_u8(save_control, REG_RTC_CTRL_REG);
+	ret = twl_rtc_write_u8(save_control, REG_RTC_CTRL_REG);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;