diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c
index 604f527a1235..18c1d8a9f447 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s35390a.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int s35390a_get_datetime(struct i2c_client *client, struct rtc_time *tm)
 		tm->tm_min, tm->tm_hour, tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_mon, tm->tm_year,
 		tm->tm_wday);
 
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int s35390a_set_alarm(struct i2c_client *client, struct rtc_wkalrm *alm)