diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c
index 2216be429ab7..b7b5ea1a4e67 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91sam9.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int at91_rtc_readalarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 		return -EILSEQ;
 
 	memset(alrm, 0, sizeof(*alrm));
-	if (alarm != ALARM_DISABLED && offset != 0) {
+	if (alarm != ALARM_DISABLED) {
 		rtc_time64_to_tm(offset + alarm, tm);
 
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: %ptR\n", __func__, tm);