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-rw-r--r--drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c8
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diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 51e80bc70d42..a701dae653c4 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -805,6 +805,14 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
+	/* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+	if ((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+		dev_warn(dev, "not accessible\n");
+		retval = -ENXIO;
+		goto cleanup1;
+	}
+
 	if (!(flags & CMOS_RTC_FLAGS_NOFREQ)) {
 		/* force periodic irq to CMOS reset default of 1024Hz;
 		 *