diff --git a/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c b/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
index 7502deb6390e..07ede21cee34 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/nvmem.c
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@
 int devm_rtc_nvmem_register(struct rtc_device *rtc,
 		       struct nvmem_config *nvmem_config)
 {
+	struct device *dev = rtc->dev.parent;
 	struct nvmem_device *nvmem;
 
 	if (!nvmem_config)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	nvmem_config->dev = rtc->dev.parent;
+	nvmem_config->dev = dev;
 	nvmem_config->owner = rtc->owner;
-	nvmem = devm_nvmem_register(rtc->dev.parent, nvmem_config);
+	nvmem = devm_nvmem_register(dev, nvmem_config);
+	if (IS_ERR(nvmem))
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to register nvmem device for RTC\n");
 
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(nvmem);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index eea91c1538aa..766074c04b53 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -869,8 +869,7 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 
 	/* export at least the first block of NVRAM */
 	nvmem_cfg.size = address_space - NVRAM_OFFSET;
-	if (devm_rtc_nvmem_register(cmos_rtc.rtc, &nvmem_cfg))
-		dev_err(dev, "nvmem registration failed\n");
+	devm_rtc_nvmem_register(cmos_rtc.rtc, &nvmem_cfg);
 
 	dev_info(dev, "%s%s, %d bytes nvram%s\n",
 		 !is_valid_irq(rtc_irq) ? "no alarms" :
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
index 2d2eb739d92b..bb40ea8b6373 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
@@ -309,8 +309,7 @@ static int ds1553_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (devm_rtc_nvmem_register(pdata->rtc, &nvmem_cfg))
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to register nvmem\n");
+	devm_rtc_nvmem_register(pdata->rtc, &nvmem_cfg);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
index 29792a8cce97..39c6c3a85b34 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ static int ds1742_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (devm_rtc_nvmem_register(rtc, &nvmem_cfg))
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to register nvmem\n");
+	devm_rtc_nvmem_register(rtc, &nvmem_cfg);
 
 	return 0;
 }