diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index f49ab45455d7..29c12947e73f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -274,10 +274,9 @@ int __rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 			return err;
 
 		/* full-function RTCs won't have such missing fields */
-		if (rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time) == 0) {
-			rtc_add_offset(rtc, &alarm->time);
-			return 0;
-		}
+		err = rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time);
+		if (!err)
+			goto done;
 
 		/* get the "after" timestamp, to detect wrapped fields */
 		err = rtc_read_time(rtc, &now);
@@ -379,6 +378,8 @@ done:
 	if (err)
 		dev_warn(&rtc->dev, "invalid alarm value: %ptR\n",
 			 &alarm->time);
+	else
+		rtc_add_offset(rtc, &alarm->time);
 
 	return err;
 }