diff --git a/drivers/acpi/proc.c b/drivers/acpi/proc.c
index 1c4851ff2657..428c911dba08 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/proc.c
@@ -84,47 +84,44 @@ acpi_system_write_sleep(struct file *file,
 
 #ifdef	HAVE_ACPI_LEGACY_ALARM
 
+static u32 cmos_bcd_read(int offset, int rtc_control);
+
 static int acpi_system_alarm_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
 	u32 sec, min, hr;
 	u32 day, mo, yr, cent = 0;
+	u32 today = 0;
 	unsigned char rtc_control = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_lock, flags);
 
-	sec = CMOS_READ(RTC_SECONDS_ALARM);
-	min = CMOS_READ(RTC_MINUTES_ALARM);
-	hr = CMOS_READ(RTC_HOURS_ALARM);
 	rtc_control = CMOS_READ(RTC_CONTROL);
+	sec = cmos_bcd_read(RTC_SECONDS_ALARM, rtc_control);
+	min = cmos_bcd_read(RTC_MINUTES_ALARM, rtc_control);
+	hr = cmos_bcd_read(RTC_HOURS_ALARM, rtc_control);
 
 	/* If we ever get an FACP with proper values... */
-	if (acpi_gbl_FADT.day_alarm)
+	if (acpi_gbl_FADT.day_alarm) {
 		/* ACPI spec: only low 6 its should be cared */
 		day = CMOS_READ(acpi_gbl_FADT.day_alarm) & 0x3F;
-	else
-		day = CMOS_READ(RTC_DAY_OF_MONTH);
+		if (!(rtc_control & RTC_DM_BINARY) || RTC_ALWAYS_BCD)
+			day = bcd2bin(day);
+	} else
+		day = cmos_bcd_read(RTC_DAY_OF_MONTH, rtc_control);
 	if (acpi_gbl_FADT.month_alarm)
-		mo = CMOS_READ(acpi_gbl_FADT.month_alarm);
-	else
-		mo = CMOS_READ(RTC_MONTH);
+		mo = cmos_bcd_read(acpi_gbl_FADT.month_alarm, rtc_control);
+	else {
+		mo = cmos_bcd_read(RTC_MONTH, rtc_control);
+		today = cmos_bcd_read(RTC_DAY_OF_MONTH, rtc_control);
+	}
 	if (acpi_gbl_FADT.century)
-		cent = CMOS_READ(acpi_gbl_FADT.century);
+		cent = cmos_bcd_read(acpi_gbl_FADT.century, rtc_control);
 
-	yr = CMOS_READ(RTC_YEAR);
+	yr = cmos_bcd_read(RTC_YEAR, rtc_control);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_lock, flags);
 
-	if (!(rtc_control & RTC_DM_BINARY) || RTC_ALWAYS_BCD) {
-		sec = bcd2bin(sec);
-		min = bcd2bin(min);
-		hr = bcd2bin(hr);
-		day = bcd2bin(day);
-		mo = bcd2bin(mo);
-		yr = bcd2bin(yr);
-		cent = bcd2bin(cent);
-	}
-
 	/* we're trusting the FADT (see above) */
 	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT.century)
 		/* If we're not trusting the FADT, we should at least make it
@@ -149,6 +146,20 @@ static int acpi_system_alarm_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	else
 		yr += cent * 100;
 
+	/*
+	 * Show correct dates for alarms up to a month into the future.
+	 * This solves issues for nearly all situations with the common
+	 * 30-day alarm clocks in PC hardware.
+	 */
+	if (day < today) {
+		if (mo < 12) {
+			mo += 1;
+		} else {
+			mo = 1;
+			yr += 1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	seq_printf(seq, "%4.4u-", yr);
 	(mo > 12) ? seq_puts(seq, "**-") : seq_printf(seq, "%2.2u-", mo);
 	(day > 31) ? seq_puts(seq, "** ") : seq_printf(seq, "%2.2u ", day);