diff --git a/plugins/rtc.c b/plugins/rtc.c
index 31c99e05..238791fe 100644
--- a/plugins/rtc.c
+++ b/plugins/rtc.c
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ static void rtc_restore(void *arg)
 		rc = 2;
 	}
 
-	print_desc(NULL, "Restoring system clock (UTC) from RTC");
+	if (!rc)
+		print_desc(NULL, "Restoring system clock (UTC) from RTC");
 	tm.tm_isdst = -1; /* Use tzdata to figure it out, please. */
 	tv.tv_sec = mktime(&tm);
 	if (tv.tv_sec == (time_t)-1 || tv.tv_sec < rtc_date_fallback) {