diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sc27xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sc27xx.c
index d544d5268757b5b1c429cabb8e2b37ad5c59e7e1..00d87d138984b230623bd16cf31184e33d178ee9 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sc27xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sc27xx.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int sprd_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 		return ret;
 
 	rtc_time64_to_tm(secs, tm);
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int sprd_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)