diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c
index d5af7baa48b5..738eecef4d90 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int max8998_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	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;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, info->irq, NULL,
@@ -292,10 +292,6 @@ static int max8998_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-out_rtc:
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int max8998_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)