diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c
index 9c48d648a9ef..c68fec70607e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 struct hym8563 {
 	struct i2c_client	*client;
 	struct rtc_device	*rtc;
-	bool			valid;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMMON_CLK
 	struct clk_hw		clkout_hw;
 #endif
@@ -99,17 +98,17 @@ struct hym8563 {
 static int hym8563_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
-	struct hym8563 *hym8563 = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	u8 buf[7];
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!hym8563->valid) {
-		dev_warn(&client->dev, "no valid clock/calendar values available\n");
+	ret = i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(client, HYM8563_SEC, 7, buf);
+
+	if (buf[0] & HYM8563_SEC_VL) {
+		dev_warn(&client->dev,
+			 "no valid clock/calendar values available\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(client, HYM8563_SEC, 7, buf);
-
 	tm->tm_sec = bcd2bin(buf[0] & HYM8563_SEC_MASK);
 	tm->tm_min = bcd2bin(buf[1] & HYM8563_MIN_MASK);
 	tm->tm_hour = bcd2bin(buf[2] & HYM8563_HOUR_MASK);
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ static int hym8563_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 static int hym8563_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
-	struct hym8563 *hym8563 = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	u8 buf[7];
 	int ret;
 
@@ -163,8 +161,6 @@ static int hym8563_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	hym8563->valid = true;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -562,9 +558,8 @@ static int hym8563_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	hym8563->valid = !(ret & HYM8563_SEC_VL);
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "rtc information is %s\n",
-		hym8563->valid ? "valid" : "invalid");
+		(ret & HYM8563_SEC_VL) ? "invalid" : "valid");
 
 	hym8563->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&client->dev, client->name,
 						&hym8563_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);