struct m41t80_data *clientdata = NULL;
 
        if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C
-                                    | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA)) {
-               rc = -ENODEV;
-               goto exit;
-       }
+                                    | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
+               return -ENODEV;
 
        clientdata = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, sizeof(*clientdata),
                                GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!clientdata) {
-               rc = -ENOMEM;
-               goto exit;
-       }
+       if (!clientdata)
+               return -ENOMEM;
 
        clientdata->features = id->driver_data;
        i2c_set_clientdata(client, clientdata);
 
        rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&client->dev, client->name,
                                        &m41t80_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-       if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
-               rc = PTR_ERR(rtc);
-               rtc = NULL;
-               goto exit;
-       }
+       if (IS_ERR(rtc))
+               return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 
        clientdata->rtc = rtc;
 
        /* Make sure HT (Halt Update) bit is cleared */
        rc = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, M41T80_REG_ALARM_HOUR);
-       if (rc < 0)
-               goto ht_err;
 
-       if (rc & M41T80_ALHOUR_HT) {
+       if (rc >= 0 && rc & M41T80_ALHOUR_HT) {
                if (clientdata->features & M41T80_FEATURE_HT) {
                        m41t80_get_datetime(client, &tm);
                        dev_info(&client->dev, "HT bit was set!\n");
                                 tm.tm_mon + 1, tm.tm_mday, tm.tm_hour,
                                 tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec);
                }
-               if (i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client,
-                                             M41T80_REG_ALARM_HOUR,
-                                             rc & ~M41T80_ALHOUR_HT) < 0)
-                       goto ht_err;
+               rc = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, M41T80_REG_ALARM_HOUR,
+                                             rc & ~M41T80_ALHOUR_HT);
+       }
+
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               dev_err(&client->dev, "Can't clear HT bit\n");
+               return -EIO;
        }
 
        /* Make sure ST (stop) bit is cleared */
        rc = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, M41T80_REG_SEC);
-       if (rc < 0)
-               goto st_err;
 
-       if (rc & M41T80_SEC_ST) {
-               if (i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, M41T80_REG_SEC,
-                                             rc & ~M41T80_SEC_ST) < 0)
-                       goto st_err;
+       if (rc >= 0 && rc & M41T80_SEC_ST)
+               rc = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, M41T80_REG_SEC,
+                                             rc & ~M41T80_SEC_ST);
+       if (rc < 0) {
+               dev_err(&client->dev, "Can't clear ST bit\n");
+               return -EIO;
        }
 
        rc = m41t80_sysfs_register(&client->dev);
        if (rc)
-               goto exit;
+               return rc;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RTC_DRV_M41T80_WDT
        if (clientdata->features & M41T80_FEATURE_HT) {
                save_client = client;
                rc = misc_register(&wdt_dev);
                if (rc)
-                       goto exit;
+                       return rc;
                rc = register_reboot_notifier(&wdt_notifier);
                if (rc) {
                        misc_deregister(&wdt_dev);
-                       goto exit;
+                       return rc;
                }
        }
 #endif
        return 0;
-
-st_err:
-       rc = -EIO;
-       dev_err(&client->dev, "Can't clear ST bit\n");
-       goto exit;
-ht_err:
-       rc = -EIO;
-       dev_err(&client->dev, "Can't clear HT bit\n");
-       goto exit;
-
-exit:
-       return rc;
 }
 
 static int m41t80_remove(struct i2c_client *client)