diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_cmos_rtc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_cmos_rtc.c
index 2da8660262e5ccefa00e7608958adaf8c7328e9a..81dc75033f1590111d488216302f475c42b42137 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_cmos_rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_cmos_rtc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ acpi_cmos_rtc_space_handler(u32 function, acpi_physical_address address,
 		      void *handler_context, void *region_context)
 {
 	int i;
-	u8 *value = (u8 *)&value64;
+	u8 *value = (u8 *)value64;
 
 	if (address > 0xff || !value64)
 		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;