diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 5b2717f5dafa73e808f9bbf29387e223109588b2..818ea97f403c19024e1411c9ffc100a5db87c07f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ static int __rtc_read_time(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	else {
 		memset(tm, 0, sizeof(struct rtc_time));
 		err = rtc->ops->read_time(rtc->dev.parent, tm);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			dev_err(&rtc->dev, "read_time: fail to read\n");
+			return err;
+		}
+
+		err = rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+		if (err < 0)
+			dev_err(&rtc->dev, "read_time: rtc_time isn't valid\n");
 	}
 	return err;
 }