diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c
index fd326fd2932e..bda4b1687318 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2123.c
@@ -194,9 +194,7 @@ static int pcf2123_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	tm->tm_mday = bcd2bin(rxbuf[3] & 0x3F);
 	tm->tm_wday = rxbuf[4] & 0x07;
 	tm->tm_mon = bcd2bin(rxbuf[5] & 0x1F) - 1; /* rtc mn 1-12 */
-	tm->tm_year = bcd2bin(rxbuf[6]);
-	if (tm->tm_year < 70)
-		tm->tm_year += 100;	/* assume we are in 1970...2069 */
+	tm->tm_year = bcd2bin(rxbuf[6]) + 100;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: tm is %ptR\n", __func__, tm);
 
@@ -223,7 +221,7 @@ static int pcf2123_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	txbuf[3] = bin2bcd(tm->tm_mday & 0x3F);
 	txbuf[4] = tm->tm_wday & 0x07;
 	txbuf[5] = bin2bcd((tm->tm_mon + 1) & 0x1F); /* rtc mn 1-12 */
-	txbuf[6] = bin2bcd(tm->tm_year < 100 ? tm->tm_year : tm->tm_year - 100);
+	txbuf[6] = bin2bcd(tm->tm_year - 100);
 
 	ret = regmap_bulk_write(pcf2123->map, PCF2123_REG_SC, txbuf,
 				sizeof(txbuf));
@@ -432,6 +430,9 @@ static int pcf2123_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 */
 	rtc->uie_unsupported = 1;
 	rtc->ops = &pcf2123_rtc_ops;
+	rtc->range_min = RTC_TIMESTAMP_BEGIN_2000;
+	rtc->range_max = RTC_TIMESTAMP_END_2099;
+	rtc->set_start_time = true;
 
 	ret = rtc_register_device(rtc);
 	if (ret)