diff --git a/drivers/rtc/s3c24x0_rtc.c b/drivers/rtc/s3c24x0_rtc.c
index b31dc53..3fd5cec 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/s3c24x0_rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/s3c24x0_rtc.c
@@ -167,10 +167,17 @@ int rtc_set(struct rtc_time *tmp)
 
 void rtc_reset(void)
 {
-	struct s3c24x0_rtc *rtc = s3c24x0_get_base_rtc();
-
-	writeb((readb(&rtc->rtccon) & ~0x06) | 0x08, &rtc->rtccon);
-	writeb(readb(&rtc->rtccon) & ~(0x08 | 0x01), &rtc->rtccon);
+	static struct rtc_time tmp = {
+		.tm_year = 1970,
+		.tm_mon = 1,
+		.tm_mday = 1,
+		.tm_wday = 4,
+		.tm_hour = 0,
+		.tm_min = 0,
+		.tm_sec = 0,
+	};
+
+	rtc_set(&tmp);
 }
 
 #endif