diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1347.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1347.c
index 157bf5209ac4..a40c1a52df65 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1347.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1347.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int ds1347_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *dt)
 		return err;
 
 	century = (dt->tm_year / 100) + 19;
-	err = regmap_write(map, DS1347_CENTURY_REG, century);
+	err = regmap_write(map, DS1347_CENTURY_REG, bin2bcd(century));
 	if (err)
 		return err;