diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index d397fa5..7af60b9 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
 	if (err)
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return err;
 
 	if (!rtc->ops)
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
 	if (err)
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return err;
 
 	if (!rtc->ops)
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
 	if (err)
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return err;
 
 	if (!rtc->ops)
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
 	if (err)
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return err;
 
 	if (rtc->ops == NULL)
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
 	if (err)
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return err;
 
 	if (!rtc->ops)
 		err = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
index 0a870b7..ae3bd4d 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
 	if (err)
-		return -EBUSY;
+		return err;
 
 	/* check that the calling task has appropriate permissions
 	 * for certain ioctls. doing this check here is useful