diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c
index f2de8b1..47c1367 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c348.c
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
  * A SPI driver for the Ricoh RS5C348 RTC
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2006 Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
  * The board specific init code should provide characteristics of this
  * device:
  *     Mode 1 (High-Active, Shift-Then-Sample), High Avtive CS
@@ -66,6 +63,17 @@
 	u8 txbuf[5+7], *txp;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = spi_w8r8(spi, RS5C348_CMD_R(RS5C348_REG_CTL2));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (ret & RS5C348_BIT_XSTP) {
+		txbuf[0] = RS5C348_CMD_W(RS5C348_REG_CTL2);
+		txbuf[1] = 0;
+		ret = spi_write_then_read(spi, txbuf, 2, NULL, 0);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* Transfer 5 bytes before writing SEC.  This gives 31us for carry. */
 	txp = txbuf;
 	txbuf[0] = RS5C348_CMD_R(RS5C348_REG_CTL2); /* cmd, ctl2 */
@@ -102,6 +110,16 @@
 	u8 txbuf[5], rxbuf[7];
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = spi_w8r8(spi, RS5C348_CMD_R(RS5C348_REG_CTL2));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	if (ret & RS5C348_BIT_VDET)
+		dev_warn(&spi->dev, "voltage-low detected.\n");
+	if (ret & RS5C348_BIT_XSTP) {
+		dev_warn(&spi->dev, "oscillator-stop detected.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Transfer 5 byte befores reading SEC.  This gives 31us for carry. */
 	txbuf[0] = RS5C348_CMD_R(RS5C348_REG_CTL2); /* cmd, ctl2 */
 	txbuf[1] = 0;	/* dummy */
@@ -143,8 +161,6 @@
 	.set_time	= rs5c348_rtc_set_time,
 };
 
-static struct spi_driver rs5c348_driver;
-
 static int rs5c348_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -161,53 +177,27 @@
 	ret = spi_w8r8(spi, RS5C348_CMD_R(RS5C348_REG_SECS));
 	if (ret < 0 || (ret & 0x80)) {
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "not found.\n");
-		goto kfree_exit;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	dev_info(&spi->dev, "spiclk %u KHz.\n",
 		 (spi->max_speed_hz + 500) / 1000);
 
-	/* turn RTC on if it was not on */
-	ret = spi_w8r8(spi, RS5C348_CMD_R(RS5C348_REG_CTL2));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto kfree_exit;
-	if (ret & (RS5C348_BIT_XSTP | RS5C348_BIT_VDET)) {
-		u8 buf[2];
-		struct rtc_time tm;
-		if (ret & RS5C348_BIT_VDET)
-			dev_warn(&spi->dev, "voltage-low detected.\n");
-		if (ret & RS5C348_BIT_XSTP)
-			dev_warn(&spi->dev, "oscillator-stop detected.\n");
-		rtc_time_to_tm(0, &tm);	/* 1970/1/1 */
-		ret = rs5c348_rtc_set_time(&spi->dev, &tm);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto kfree_exit;
-		buf[0] = RS5C348_CMD_W(RS5C348_REG_CTL2);
-		buf[1] = 0;
-		ret = spi_write_then_read(spi, buf, sizeof(buf), NULL, 0);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto kfree_exit;
-	}
-
 	ret = spi_w8r8(spi, RS5C348_CMD_R(RS5C348_REG_CTL1));
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto kfree_exit;
+		return ret;
 	if (ret & RS5C348_BIT_24H)
 		pdata->rtc_24h = 1;
 
-	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&spi->dev, rs5c348_driver.driver.name,
-				  &rs5c348_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(rtc);
-		goto kfree_exit;
-	}
+	rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&spi->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
+		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 
 	pdata->rtc = rtc;
 
-	return 0;
- kfree_exit:
-	return ret;
+	rtc->ops = &rs5c348_rtc_ops;
+
+	return rtc_register_device(rtc);
 }
 
 static struct spi_driver rs5c348_driver = {