diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c
index cf655a91e385..7454ef0a4cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t94.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int m41t94_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, rtc);
+	spi_set_drvdata(spi, rtc);
 
 	return 0;
 }