diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-parisc.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-parisc.c
index b966f56da976e4dec379c56eb6fcc88545883295..620b949e4f3d895757374c33f65c11786a651f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-parisc.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-parisc.c
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 
 static int parisc_get_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
-	unsigned long ret;
-
-	ret = get_rtc_time(tm);
+	unsigned int ret = get_rtc_time(tm);
 
 	if (ret & RTC_BATT_BAD)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;