diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index b1a2be1f9e3b..84885ba6135c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ int __devm_rtc_register_device(struct module *owner, struct rtc_device *rtc)
 
 	/* Check to see if there is an ALARM already set in hw */
 	err = __rtc_read_alarm(rtc, &alrm);
-	if (!err && !rtc_valid_tm(&alrm.time))
+	if (!err)
 		rtc_initialize_alarm(rtc, &alrm);
 
 	rtc_dev_prepare(rtc);