diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 21e48f7..820bdad 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -757,9 +757,8 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 	/* FIXME teach the alarm code how to handle binary mode;
 	 * <asm-generic/rtc.h> doesn't know 12-hour mode either.
 	 */
-	if (is_valid_irq(rtc_irq) &&
-	    (!(rtc_control & RTC_24H) || (rtc_control & (RTC_DM_BINARY)))) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "only 24-hr BCD mode supported\n");
+	if (is_valid_irq(rtc_irq) && !(rtc_control & RTC_24H)) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "only 24-hr supported\n");
 		retval = -ENXIO;
 		goto cleanup1;
 	}