diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cpcap.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cpcap.c
index 3a0333e1f21a..a8856f2b9bc2 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cpcap.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cpcap.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int cpcap_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 
 	cpcap2rtc_time(tm, &cpcap_tm);
 
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cpcap_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)