#define MC13XXX_RTCDAY 22
 #define MC13XXX_RTCDAYA        23
 
+#define SEC_PER_DAY    (24 * 60 * 60)
+
 struct mc13xxx_rtc {
        struct rtc_device *rtc;
        struct mc13xxx *mc13xxx;
 {
        struct mc13xxx_rtc *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
        unsigned int seconds, days1, days2;
-       unsigned long s1970;
-       int ret;
 
        if (!priv->valid)
                return -ENODATA;
 
-       mc13xxx_lock(priv->mc13xxx);
+       do {
+               int ret;
 
-       ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCDAY, &days1);
-       if (unlikely(ret))
-               goto out;
-
-       ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCTOD, &seconds);
-       if (unlikely(ret))
-               goto out;
-
-       ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCDAY, &days2);
-out:
-       mc13xxx_unlock(priv->mc13xxx);
-
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
-       if (days2 == days1 + 1) {
-               if (seconds >= 86400 / 2)
-                       days2 = days1;
-               else
-                       days1 = days2;
-       }
+               ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCDAY, &days1);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
 
-       if (days1 != days2)
-               return -EIO;
+               ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCTOD, &seconds);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
 
-       s1970 = days1 * 86400 + seconds;
+               ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCDAY, &days2);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+       } while (days1 != days2);
 
-       rtc_time_to_tm(s1970, tm);
+       rtc_time_to_tm(days1 * SEC_PER_DAY + seconds, tm);
 
        return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
 }
        unsigned int alarmseconds;
        int ret;
 
-       seconds = secs % 86400;
-       days = secs / 86400;
+       seconds = secs % SEC_PER_DAY;
+       days = secs / SEC_PER_DAY;
 
        mc13xxx_lock(priv->mc13xxx);
 
        if (unlikely(ret))
                goto out;
 
-       if (alarmseconds < 86400) {
+       if (alarmseconds < SEC_PER_DAY) {
                ret = mc13xxx_reg_write(priv->mc13xxx,
                                MC13XXX_RTCTODA, 0x1ffff);
                if (unlikely(ret))
                goto out;
 
        /* restore alarm */
-       if (alarmseconds < 86400) {
+       if (alarmseconds < SEC_PER_DAY) {
                ret = mc13xxx_reg_write(priv->mc13xxx,
                                MC13XXX_RTCTODA, alarmseconds);
                if (unlikely(ret))
        ret = mc13xxx_reg_read(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCTODA, &seconds);
        if (unlikely(ret))
                goto out;
-       if (seconds >= 86400) {
+       if (seconds >= SEC_PER_DAY) {
                ret = -ENODATA;
                goto out;
        }
        alarm->enabled = enabled;
        alarm->pending = pending;
 
-       s1970 = days * 86400 + seconds;
+       s1970 = days * SEC_PER_DAY + seconds;
 
        rtc_time_to_tm(s1970, &alarm->time);
        dev_dbg(dev, "%s: %lu\n", __func__, s1970);
        if (unlikely(ret))
                goto out;
 
-       seconds = s1970 % 86400;
-       days = s1970 / 86400;
+       seconds = s1970 % SEC_PER_DAY;
+       days = s1970 / SEC_PER_DAY;
 
        ret = mc13xxx_reg_write(priv->mc13xxx, MC13XXX_RTCDAYA, days);
        if (unlikely(ret))