diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
index dadd0f517d5a..ed1ef7c9cc06 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1553.c
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ static ssize_t ds1553_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj,
 				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 				 char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
-	struct platform_device *pdev =
-		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = pdata->ioaddr;
 	ssize_t count;
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ static ssize_t ds1553_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj,
 				  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 				  char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
-	struct platform_device *pdev =
-		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = pdata->ioaddr;
 	ssize_t count;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
index 19d2f3333cf0..a1273360a44e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1742.c
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ static ssize_t ds1742_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj,
 				 struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 				 char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
-	struct platform_device *pdev =
-		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = pdata->ioaddr_nvram;
 	ssize_t count;
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ static ssize_t ds1742_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj,
 				  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
 				  char *buf, loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
-	struct platform_device *pdev =
-		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = pdata->ioaddr_nvram;
 	ssize_t count;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
index 31ea22070e3d..67700831b5c9 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stk17ta8.c
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ static ssize_t stk17ta8_nvram_read(struct kobject *kobj,
 				 struct bin_attribute *attr, char *buf,
 				 loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
-	struct platform_device *pdev =
-		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = pdata->ioaddr;
 	ssize_t count;
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ static ssize_t stk17ta8_nvram_write(struct kobject *kobj,
 				  struct bin_attribute *attr, char *buf,
 				  loff_t pos, size_t size)
 {
-	struct platform_device *pdev =
-		to_platform_device(container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj));
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	void __iomem *ioaddr = pdata->ioaddr;
 	ssize_t count;