diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf85063.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf85063.c
index 449204d84c61d..dd3336cbb7921 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf85063.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf85063.c
@@ -328,7 +328,16 @@ static const struct rtc_class_ops pcf85063_rtc_ops_alarm = {
 static int pcf85063_nvmem_read(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
 			       void *val, size_t bytes)
 {
-	return regmap_read(priv, PCF85063_REG_RAM, val);
+	unsigned int tmp;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = regmap_read(priv, PCF85063_REG_RAM, &tmp);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	*(u8 *)val = tmp;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int pcf85063_nvmem_write(void *priv, unsigned int offset,