diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm80x.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm80x.c
index a2f956d90de0..7e050b44b2de 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm80x.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-88pm80x.c
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ static int __devinit pm80x_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	info->rtc_dev = rtc_device_register("88pm80x-rtc", &pdev->dev,
 					    &pm80x_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	ret = PTR_ERR(info->rtc_dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(info->rtc_dev)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(info->rtc_dev);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register RTC device: %d\n", ret);
 		goto out_rtc;
 	}