diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t59.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t59.c
index 90abb5b..d99a705 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t59.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m48t59.c
@@ -345,11 +345,12 @@
 	ssize_t cnt = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	for (; size > 0 && pos < pdata->offset; cnt++, size--) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&m48t59->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&m48t59->lock, flags);
+
+	for (; cnt < size; cnt++)
 		*buf++ = M48T59_READ(cnt);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m48t59->lock, flags);
-	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m48t59->lock, flags);
 
 	return cnt;
 }
@@ -365,11 +366,12 @@
 	ssize_t cnt = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	for (; size > 0 && pos < pdata->offset; cnt++, size--) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&m48t59->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&m48t59->lock, flags);
+
+	for (; cnt < size; cnt++)
 		M48T59_WRITE(*buf++, cnt);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m48t59->lock, flags);
-	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m48t59->lock, flags);
 
 	return cnt;
 }