diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c
index 07a5630ec841f..4d9711d51f8f3 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c
@@ -243,10 +243,8 @@ static int pcf2127_nvmem_read(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_bulk_read(pcf2127->regmap, PCF2127_REG_RAM_RD_CMD,
-			       val, bytes);
-
-	return ret ?: bytes;
+	return regmap_bulk_read(pcf2127->regmap, PCF2127_REG_RAM_RD_CMD,
+				val, bytes);
 }
 
 static int pcf2127_nvmem_write(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
@@ -261,10 +259,8 @@ static int pcf2127_nvmem_write(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_bulk_write(pcf2127->regmap, PCF2127_REG_RAM_WRT_CMD,
-				val, bytes);
-
-	return ret ?: bytes;
+	return regmap_bulk_write(pcf2127->regmap, PCF2127_REG_RAM_WRT_CMD,
+				 val, bytes);
 }
 
 /* watchdog driver */