diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index 01a7df53..b82a155 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	 */
 	delta = timespec_sub(old_system, old_rtc);
 	delta_delta = timespec_sub(delta, old_delta);
-	if (abs(delta_delta.tv_sec)  >= 2) {
+	if (delta_delta.tv_sec < -2 || delta_delta.tv_sec >= 2) {
 		/*
 		 * if delta_delta is too large, assume time correction
 		 * has occured and set old_delta to the current delta.
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@
 	rtc_tm_to_time(&tm, &new_rtc.tv_sec);
 	new_rtc.tv_nsec = 0;
 
-	if (new_rtc.tv_sec <= old_rtc.tv_sec) {
-		if (new_rtc.tv_sec < old_rtc.tv_sec)
-			pr_debug("%s:  time travel!\n", dev_name(&rtc->dev));
+	if (new_rtc.tv_sec < old_rtc.tv_sec) {
+		pr_debug("%s:  time travel!\n", dev_name(&rtc->dev));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -119,7 +118,8 @@
 	sleep_time = timespec_sub(sleep_time,
 			timespec_sub(new_system, old_system));
 
-	timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(&sleep_time);
+	if (sleep_time.tv_sec >= 0)
+		timekeeping_inject_sleeptime(&sleep_time);
 	return 0;
 }