1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/time.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/time.c
index 698c45059fa5..fa54d585f558 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/time.c
@@ -337,9 +337,12 @@ static int sbus_do_settimeofday(struct timespec *tv)
 static int set_rtc_mmss(unsigned long secs)
 {
         struct rtc_device *rtc = rtc_class_open("rtc0");
+        int err = -1;
 
-        if (rtc)
-                return rtc_set_mmss(rtc, secs);
+        if (rtc) {
+                err = rtc_set_mmss(rtc, secs);
+                rtc_class_close(rtc);
+        }
 
-        return -1;
+        return err;
 }