diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c
index 1e9f429..9df0c44 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds2404.c
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@
 static int ds2404_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *dt)
 {
 	unsigned long time = 0;
+	__le32 hw_time = 0;
 
-	ds2404_read_memory(dev, 0x203, 4, (u8 *)&time);
-	time = le32_to_cpu(time);
+	ds2404_read_memory(dev, 0x203, 4, (u8 *)&hw_time);
+	time = le32_to_cpu(hw_time);
 
 	rtc_time64_to_tm(time, dt);
 	return 0;