diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
index 33b6ba0afa0..e6c34c02470 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ static int __devinit r9701_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 * contain invalid values. If so, try to write a default date:
 	 * 2000/1/1 00:00:00
 	 */
-	r9701_get_datetime(&spi->dev, &dt);
-	if (rtc_valid_tm(&dt)) {
+	if (r9701_get_datetime(&spi->dev, &dt)) {
 		dev_info(&spi->dev, "trying to repair invalid date/time\n");
 		dt.tm_sec  = 0;
 		dt.tm_min  = 0;