diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c
index 097325d96db5..b1b4746a0eab 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-hym8563.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int hym8563_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	 * it does not seem to carry it over a subsequent write/read.
 	 * So we'll limit ourself to 100 years, starting at 2000 for now.
 	 */
-	buf[6] = tm->tm_year - 100;
+	buf[6] = bin2bcd(tm->tm_year - 100);
 
 	/*
 	 * CTL1 only contains TEST-mode bits apart from stop,