diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c
index 7dd23a6..380083c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ rtc_sysfs_show_hctosys(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		char *buf)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE
-	if (strcmp(dev_name(&to_rtc_device(dev)->dev),
-		   CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE) == 0)
+	if (rtc_hctosys_ret == 0 &&
+			strcmp(dev_name(&to_rtc_device(dev)->dev),
+				CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE) == 0)
 		return sprintf(buf, "1\n");
 	else
 #endif