diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mrst.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mrst.c
index 097a4d4e2aba..1925aaf09093 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mrst.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mrst.c
@@ -367,10 +367,8 @@ static int vrtc_mrst_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *iomem,
 	}
 
 	retval = rtc_register_device(mrst_rtc.rtc);
-	if (retval) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(mrst_rtc.rtc);
+	if (retval)
 		goto cleanup0;
-	}
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "initialised\n");
 	return 0;