diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index cb2f072..06a401c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	else {
 		memset(alarm, 0, sizeof(struct rtc_wkalrm));
 		alarm->enabled = rtc->aie_timer.enabled;
-		alarm->time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(rtc->aie_timer.node.expires);
+		rtc_ktime_to_tm(rtc->aie_timer.node.expires, &alarm->time);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	if (rtc->aie_timer.enabled) {
 		rtc_timer_remove(rtc, &rtc->aie_timer);
 	}
-	rtc->aie_timer.node.expires = rtc_tm_to_ktime(alarm->time);
+	rtc->aie_timer.node.expires = rtc_tm_to_ktime(&alarm->time);
 	rtc->aie_timer.period = ktime_set(0, 0);
 	if (alarm->enabled) {
 		err = rtc_timer_enqueue(rtc, &rtc->aie_timer);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int rtc_update_irq_enable(struct rtc_device *rtc, unsigned int enabled)
 
 		__rtc_read_time(rtc, &tm);
 		onesec = ktime_set(1, 0);
-		now = rtc_tm_to_ktime(tm);
+		now = rtc_tm_to_ktime(&tm);
 		rtc->uie_rtctimer.node.expires = ktime_add(now, onesec);
 		rtc->uie_rtctimer.period = ktime_set(1, 0);
 		err = rtc_timer_enqueue(rtc, &rtc->uie_rtctimer);
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int rtc_timer_enqueue(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_timer *timer)
 	if (&timer->node == timerqueue_getnext(&rtc->timerqueue)) {
 		struct rtc_wkalrm alarm;
 		int err;
-		alarm.time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(timer->node.expires);
+		rtc_ktime_to_tm(timer->node.expires, &alarm.time);
 		alarm.enabled = 1;
 		err = __rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
 		if (err == -ETIME)
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static void rtc_timer_remove(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_timer *timer)
 		next = timerqueue_getnext(&rtc->timerqueue);
 		if (!next)
 			return;
-		alarm.time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(next->expires);
+		rtc_ktime_to_tm(next->expires, &alarm.time);
 		alarm.enabled = 1;
 		err = __rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
 		if (err == -ETIME)
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ void rtc_timer_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_lock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 again:
 	__rtc_read_time(rtc, &tm);
-	now = rtc_tm_to_ktime(tm);
+	now = rtc_tm_to_ktime(&tm);
 	while ((next = timerqueue_getnext(&rtc->timerqueue))) {
 		if (next->expires.tv64 > now.tv64)
 			break;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ again:
 	if (next) {
 		struct rtc_wkalrm alarm;
 		int err;
-		alarm.time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(next->expires);
+		rtc_ktime_to_tm(next->expires, &alarm.time);
 		alarm.enabled = 1;
 		err = __rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
 		if (err == -ETIME)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lib.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lib.c
index 2341ce6..40c37b6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lib.c
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtc_tm_to_time);
 /*
  * Convert rtc_time to ktime
  */
-ktime_t rtc_tm_to_ktime(struct rtc_time tm)
+ktime_t rtc_tm_to_ktime(const struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	time_t time;
-	rtc_tm_to_time(&tm, &time);
+	rtc_tm_to_time(tm, &time);
 	return ktime_set(time, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_tm_to_ktime);
@@ -131,17 +131,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_tm_to_ktime);
 /*
  * Convert ktime to rtc_time
  */
-struct rtc_time rtc_ktime_to_tm(ktime_t kt)
+void rtc_ktime_to_tm(ktime_t kt, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	struct timespec ts;
-	struct rtc_time ret;
 
 	ts = ktime_to_timespec(kt);
 	/* Round up any ns */
 	if (ts.tv_nsec)
 		ts.tv_sec++;
-	rtc_time_to_tm(ts.tv_sec, &ret);
-	return ret;
+	rtc_time_to_tm(ts.tv_sec, tm);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_ktime_to_tm);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/rtc.h b/include/linux/rtc.h
index 58c0cde..43639c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtc.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtc.h
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ extern int rtc_year_days(unsigned int day, unsigned int month, unsigned int year
 extern int rtc_valid_tm(const struct rtc_time *tm);
 extern int rtc_tm_to_time(const struct rtc_time *tm, unsigned long *time);
 extern void rtc_time_to_tm(unsigned long time, struct rtc_time *tm);
-extern ktime_t rtc_tm_to_ktime(struct rtc_time tm);
-extern struct rtc_time rtc_ktime_to_tm(ktime_t kt);
+extern ktime_t rtc_tm_to_ktime(const struct rtc_time *tm);
+extern void rtc_ktime_to_tm(ktime_t kt, struct rtc_time *tm);
 
 
 #include <linux/device.h>