diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
index 0adf5b528129..feeedbd82000 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-r9701.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int r9701_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, rtc);
+	spi_set_drvdata(spi, rtc);
 
 	return 0;
 }