diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index 37b1d82..f8a0aab 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@
 	kfree(rtc);
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PM) && defined(CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE
+/* Result of the last RTC to system clock attempt. */
+int rtc_hctosys_ret = -ENODEV;
+#endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_PM) && defined(CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE)
 /*
  * On suspend(), measure the delta between one RTC and the
  * system's wall clock; restore it on resume().
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@
 	struct timespec		new_system, new_rtc;
 	struct timespec		sleep_time;
 
+	rtc_hctosys_ret = -ENODEV;
 	if (strcmp(dev_name(&rtc->dev), CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE) != 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@
 
 	if (sleep_time.tv_sec >= 0)
 		timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(&sleep_time);
+	rtc_hctosys_ret = 0;
 	return 0;
 }