--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c~rtc-add-rtc-driver-for-tps6586x-fix2
+++ a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps6586x.c
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ static int tps6586x_rtc_probe(struct pla
 	rtc->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	rtc->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 
-	/* Set epoch start as 00:00:00:01:01:2000 */
-	rtc->epoch_start = mktime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+	/* Set epoch start as 00:00:00:01:01:2009 */
+	rtc->epoch_start = mktime(2009, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
 
 	/* 1 kHz tick mode, enable tick counting */
 	ret = tps6586x_update(tps_dev, RTC_CTRL,