diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index a32823dcd9a4d24444cb5291f17ec79bc7fe23ef..f7d96a68ecaab82dea379c79de3945d57a9ac0e6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ void calibrate_delay(void)
 static int rtc_generic_get_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	ppc_md.get_rtc_time(tm);
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int rtc_generic_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)