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-rw-r--r--drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c8
-rw-r--r--drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c7
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
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;
 		 *
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
index 972a5b9a629d..dcfaf09946ee 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mc146818-lib.c
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ unsigned int mc146818_get_time(struct rtc_time *time)
 
 again:
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
+	/* Ensure that the RTC is accessible. Bit 6 must be 0! */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((CMOS_READ(RTC_VALID) & 0x40) != 0)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
+		memset(time, 0xff, sizeof(*time));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Check whether there is an update in progress during which the
 	 * readout is unspecified. The maximum update time is ~2ms. Poll