diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index c2eff6082363..5813fa52c3d4 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ int __rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 		dev_dbg(&rtc->dev, "alarm rollover: %s\n", "year");
 		do {
 			alarm->time.tm_year++;
-		} while (rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time) != 0);
+		} while (!is_leap_year(alarm->time.tm_year + 1900)
+			&& rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time) != 0);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -300,7 +301,16 @@ int __rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	}
 
 done:
-	return 0;
+	err = rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time);
+
+	if (err) {
+		dev_warn(&rtc->dev, "invalid alarm value: %d-%d-%d %d:%d:%d\n",
+			alarm->time.tm_year + 1900, alarm->time.tm_mon + 1,
+			alarm->time.tm_mday, alarm->time.tm_hour, alarm->time.tm_min,
+			alarm->time.tm_sec);
+	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 int rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)