diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c
index 77074ccd285071f345118079a4f7c3120e6b86a3..fd5c7af04ae5a7d7c1ba30a5822396e6780adc5f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c
@@ -122,9 +122,12 @@ rs5c348_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	tm->tm_min = bcd2bin(rxbuf[RS5C348_REG_MINS] & RS5C348_MINS_MASK);
 	tm->tm_hour = bcd2bin(rxbuf[RS5C348_REG_HOURS] & RS5C348_HOURS_MASK);
 	if (!pdata->rtc_24h) {
-		tm->tm_hour %= 12;
-		if (rxbuf[RS5C348_REG_HOURS] & RS5C348_BIT_PM)
+		if (rxbuf[RS5C348_REG_HOURS] & RS5C348_BIT_PM) {
+			tm->tm_hour -= 20;
+			tm->tm_hour %= 12;
 			tm->tm_hour += 12;
+		} else
+			tm->tm_hour %= 12;
 	}
 	tm->tm_wday = bcd2bin(rxbuf[RS5C348_REG_WDAY] & RS5C348_WDAY_MASK);
 	tm->tm_mday = bcd2bin(rxbuf[RS5C348_REG_DAY] & RS5C348_DAY_MASK);