1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
index d417b203cbc5..1d3de2a3d1a4 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int sh_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 static inline int sh_rtc_read_alarm_value(struct sh_rtc *rtc, int reg_off)
 {
         unsigned int byte;
-        int value = 0xff;       /* return 0xff for ignored values */
+        int value = -1;                 /* return -1 for ignored values */
 
         byte = readb(rtc->regbase + reg_off);
         if (byte & AR_ENB) {