diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
index d0e06ed..cace6d3 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@
 			err = ops->ioctl(rtc->dev.parent, cmd, arg);
 			if (err == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
 				err = -ENOTTY;
-		}
+		} else
+			err = -ENOTTY;
 		break;
 	}