diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
index 6adb603..f87f971 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 	void __iomem		*reg_base;
 	int			alarm_irq;
 	int			sec_irq;
+	int			calibval;
 };
 
 static int xlnx_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
@@ -68,6 +69,13 @@
 	if (new_time > RTC_SEC_MAX_VAL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/*
+	 * Writing into calibration register will clear the Tick Counter and
+	 * force the next second to be signaled exactly in 1 second period
+	 */
+	xrtcdev->calibval &= RTC_CALIB_MASK;
+	writel(xrtcdev->calibval, (xrtcdev->reg_base + RTC_CALIB_WR));
+
 	writel(new_time, xrtcdev->reg_base + RTC_SET_TM_WR);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void xlnx_init_rtc(struct xlnx_rtc_dev *xrtcdev, u32 calibval)
+static void xlnx_init_rtc(struct xlnx_rtc_dev *xrtcdev)
 {
 	u32 rtc_ctrl;
 
@@ -136,8 +144,8 @@
 	 * to default value suggested as per design spec
 	 * to correct RTC delay in frequency over period of time.
 	 */
-	calibval &= RTC_CALIB_MASK;
-	writel(calibval, (xrtcdev->reg_base + RTC_CALIB_WR));
+	xrtcdev->calibval &= RTC_CALIB_MASK;
+	writel(xrtcdev->calibval, (xrtcdev->reg_base + RTC_CALIB_WR));
 }
 
 static const struct rtc_class_ops xlnx_rtc_ops = {
@@ -174,7 +182,6 @@
 	struct xlnx_rtc_dev *xrtcdev;
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
-	unsigned int calibvalue;
 
 	xrtcdev = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*xrtcdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!xrtcdev)
@@ -215,11 +222,11 @@
 	}
 
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "calibration",
-				   &calibvalue);
+				   &xrtcdev->calibval);
 	if (ret)
-		calibvalue = RTC_CALIB_DEF;
+		xrtcdev->calibval = RTC_CALIB_DEF;
 
-	xlnx_init_rtc(xrtcdev, calibvalue);
+	xlnx_init_rtc(xrtcdev);
 
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);