diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index 057e60217fc5..537ac70edfe5 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -2531,18 +2531,9 @@ static int rtc_ioctl(unsigned fd, unsigned cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		val32 = kval;
 		return put_user(val32, (unsigned int __user *)arg);
 	case RTC_IRQP_SET32:
+		return sys_ioctl(fd, RTC_IRQP_SET, arg); 
 	case RTC_EPOCH_SET32:
-		ret = get_user(val32, (unsigned int __user *)arg);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-		kval = val32;
-
-		set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-		ret = sys_ioctl(fd, (cmd == RTC_IRQP_SET32) ?
-				RTC_IRQP_SET : RTC_EPOCH_SET,
-				(unsigned long)&kval);
-		set_fs(oldfs);
-		return ret;
+		return sys_ioctl(fd, RTC_EPOCH_SET, arg);
 	default:
 		/* unreached */
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;