1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c
index 93d483b8b770..ec17d6b684a2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/ds1337.c
@@ -347,13 +347,19 @@ static void ds1337_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 
         if ((status & 0x80) || (control & 0x80)) {
                 /* RTC not running */
-                u8 buf[16];
+                u8 buf[1+16];   /* First byte is interpreted as address */
                 struct i2c_msg msg[1];
 
                 dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s: RTC not running!\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
                 /* Initialize all, including STATUS and CONTROL to zero */
                 memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+                /* Write valid values in the date/time registers */
+                buf[1+DS1337_REG_DAY] = 1;
+                buf[1+DS1337_REG_DATE] = 1;
+                buf[1+DS1337_REG_MONTH] = 1;
+
                 msg[0].addr = client->addr;
                 msg[0].flags = 0;
                 msg[0].len = sizeof(buf);