diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c
index a2cea0c686c46aedfeded3396cd6c086620e4cb1..eae9ecbc7fb5d54b4ed40dd6b244f421b46174b0 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ static int pcf2127_watchdog_init(struct device *dev, struct pcf2127 *pcf2127)
 static int pcf2127_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 {
 	struct pcf2127 *pcf2127 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	unsigned int buf[5], ctrl2;
+	u8 buf[5];
+	unsigned int ctrl2;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = regmap_read(pcf2127->regmap, PCF2127_REG_CTRL2, &ctrl2);