static int __devinit s3c_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct rtc_device *rtc;
+       struct rtc_time rtc_tm;
        struct resource *res;
-       unsigned int tmp, i;
        int ret;
 
        pr_debug("%s: probe=%p\n", __func__, pdev);
 
        /* Check RTC Time */
 
-       for (i = S3C2410_RTCSEC; i <= S3C2410_RTCYEAR; i += 0x4) {
-               tmp = readb(s3c_rtc_base + i);
+       s3c_rtc_gettime(NULL, &rtc_tm);
 
-               if ((tmp & 0xf) > 0x9 || ((tmp >> 4) & 0xf) > 0x9)
-                       writeb(0, s3c_rtc_base + i);
+       if (rtc_valid_tm(&rtc_tm)) {
+               rtc_tm.tm_year  = 100;
+               rtc_tm.tm_mon   = 0;
+               rtc_tm.tm_mday  = 1;
+               rtc_tm.tm_hour  = 0;
+               rtc_tm.tm_min   = 0;
+               rtc_tm.tm_sec   = 0;
+
+               s3c_rtc_settime(NULL, &rtc_tm);
+
+               dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "warning: invalid RTC value so initializing it\n");
        }
 
        if (s3c_rtc_cpu_type == TYPE_S3C64XX)