diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
index ed2b6b8bb3bf..c6147837f957 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
@@ -284,11 +284,10 @@ static ssize_t ab8500_sysfs_show_rtc_calibration(struct device *dev,
 	retval = ab8500_rtc_get_calibration(dev, &calibration);
 	if (retval < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to read RTC calibration attribute\n");
-		sprintf(buf, "0\n");
 		return retval;
 	}
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", calibration);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", calibration);
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(rtc_calibration, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,