diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/rtc.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/rtc.c
index 0816e6c747e8d090be08f1f52bba6fb015895365..1376a28670482cf827eb8f482d4ff2254f2a39e4 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/rtc.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/rtc.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ alpha_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 		tm->tm_year = year;
 	}
 
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int