diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index f4ab2750cfc1..fc5ffc1b1690 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1859,9 +1859,6 @@ char *rtc_str(char *buf, char *end, const struct rtc_time *tm,
 	bool found = true;
 	int count = 2;
 
-	if (check_pointer(&buf, end, tm, spec))
-		return buf;
-
 	switch (fmt[count]) {
 	case 'd':
 		have_t = false;
@@ -1927,6 +1924,9 @@ static noinline_for_stack
 char *time_and_date(char *buf, char *end, void *ptr, struct printf_spec spec,
 		    const char *fmt)
 {
+	if (check_pointer(&buf, end, ptr, spec))
+		return buf;
+
 	switch (fmt[1]) {
 	case 'R':
 		return rtc_str(buf, end, (const struct rtc_time *)ptr, spec, fmt);