diff --git a/drivers/char/rtc.c b/drivers/char/rtc.c
index ec6b65ec69ea..a162e1b3d5d3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rtc.c
@@ -918,6 +918,14 @@ static const struct file_operations rtc_proc_fops = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static void rtc_release_region(void)
+{
+	if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
+		release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT);
+	else
+		release_mem_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT);
+}
+
 static int __init rtc_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -992,10 +1000,7 @@ no_irq:
 		/* Yeah right, seeing as irq 8 doesn't even hit the bus. */
 		rtc_has_irq = 0;
 		printk(KERN_ERR "rtc: IRQ %d is not free.\n", RTC_IRQ);
-		if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
-			release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT);
-		else
-			release_mem_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT);
+		rtc_release_region();
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	hpet_rtc_timer_init();
@@ -1009,7 +1014,7 @@ no_irq:
 		free_irq(RTC_IRQ, NULL);
 		rtc_has_irq = 0;
 #endif
-		release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT);
+		rtc_release_region();
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -1091,10 +1096,7 @@ static void __exit rtc_exit (void)
 	if (rtc_has_irq)
 		free_irq (rtc_irq, &rtc_port);
 #else
-	if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
-		release_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT);
-	else
-		release_mem_region(RTC_PORT(0), RTC_IO_EXTENT);
+	rtc_release_region();
 #ifdef RTC_IRQ
 	if (rtc_has_irq)
 		free_irq (RTC_IRQ, NULL);