diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
index 9af591d5223c..5e7ff39d9552 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-snvs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2016 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * The code contained herein is licensed under the GNU General Public
  * License. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ static u32 rtc_read_lp_counter(struct snvs_rtc_data *data)
 		read2 <<= 32;
 		regmap_read(data->regmap, data->offset + SNVS_LPSRTCLR, &val);
 		read2 |= val;
-	} while (read1 != read2);
+	/*
+	 * when CPU/BUS are running at low speed, there is chance that
+	 * we never get same value during two consecutive read, so here
+	 * we only compare the second value.
+	 */
+	} while ((read1 >> CNTR_TO_SECS_SH) != (read2 >> CNTR_TO_SECS_SH));
 
 	/* Convert 47-bit counter to 32-bit raw second count */
 	return (u32) (read1 >> CNTR_TO_SECS_SH);