diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index dcfd3655ef0a..c2cf9485fe32 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ int __rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 			missing = year;
 	}
 
+	/* Can't proceed if alarm is still invalid after replacing
+	 * missing fields.
+	 */
+	err = rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time);
+	if (err)
+		goto done;
+
 	/* with luck, no rollover is needed */
 	t_now = rtc_tm_to_time64(&now);
 	t_alm = rtc_tm_to_time64(&alarm->time);
@@ -268,9 +275,9 @@ int __rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 		dev_warn(&rtc->dev, "alarm rollover not handled\n");
 	}
 
-done:
 	err = rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time);
 
+done:
 	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(&rtc->dev, "invalid alarm value: %d-%d-%d %d:%d:%d\n",
 			alarm->time.tm_year + 1900, alarm->time.tm_mon + 1,