diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
index 39a2fcd98c2d85df814ead98b6d930c47b13b9ce..e6ed5404bca0e8d32d4623bd123c6d0b8e6a1b54 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
@@ -283,10 +283,8 @@ static int sh_rtc_irq_set_freq(struct device *dev, int freq)
 		ret = -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	if (ret == 0) {
+	if (ret == 0)
 		rtc->periodic_freq |= tmp;
-		rtc->rtc_dev->irq_freq = freq;
-	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&rtc->lock);
 	return ret;