diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c
index b2a78a02cf16..1725b5090e33 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ static ssize_t pcf2123_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	r = container_of(attr, struct pcf2123_sysfs_reg, attr);
 
-	if (strict_strtoul(r->name, 16, &reg))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = kstrtoul(r->name, 16, &reg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	txbuf[0] = PCF2123_READ | reg;
 	ret = spi_write_then_read(spi, txbuf, 1, rxbuf, 1);
@@ -117,9 +118,13 @@ static ssize_t pcf2123_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	r = container_of(attr, struct pcf2123_sysfs_reg, attr);
 
-	if (strict_strtoul(r->name, 16, &reg)
-		|| strict_strtoul(buffer, 10, &val))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = kstrtoul(r->name, 16, &reg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = kstrtoul(buffer, 10, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	txbuf[0] = PCF2123_WRITE | reg;
 	txbuf[1] = val;