diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-opal.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-opal.c
index ea20f627dabea3617b52e9ad1476245f42a5fc94..2d84e2a28772c115a1f018b22d29bd7422d4dfa8 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-opal.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-opal.c
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ static int opal_get_tpo_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 
 	y_m_d = be32_to_cpu(__y_m_d);
 	h_m_s_ms = ((u64)be32_to_cpu(__h_m) << 32);
+
+	/* check if no alarm is set */
+	if (y_m_d == 0 && h_m_s_ms == 0) {
+		pr_debug("No alarm is set\n");
+		rc = -ENOENT;
+		goto exit;
+	} else {
+		pr_debug("Alarm set to %x %llx\n", y_m_d, h_m_s_ms);
+	}
+
 	opal_to_tm(y_m_d, h_m_s_ms, &alarm->time);
 
 exit: