diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/Makefile b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/Makefile
index d4af7785844e..a7dbec4dce27 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/Makefile
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X)) += platform_pcal9555a.o
 obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X)) += platform_tca6416.o
 # MISC Devices
 obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_KEYBOARD_GPIO)) += platform_gpio_keys.o
+obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_CMOS)) += platform_mrfld_rtc.o
 obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_INTEL_MID_WATCHDOG)) += platform_mrfld_wdt.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_mrfld_rtc.c b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_mrfld_rtc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3135416df037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_mrfld_rtc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Intel Merrifield legacy RTC initialization file
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Author: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2
+ * of the License.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+#include <asm/hw_irq.h>
+#include <asm/intel-mid.h>
+#include <asm/io_apic.h>
+#include <asm/time.h>
+#include <asm/x86_init.h>
+
+static int __init mrfld_legacy_rtc_alloc_irq(void)
+{
+	struct irq_alloc_info info;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!x86_platform.legacy.rtc)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ioapic_set_alloc_attr(&info, NUMA_NO_NODE, 1, 0);
+	ret = mp_map_gsi_to_irq(RTC_IRQ, IOAPIC_MAP_ALLOC, &info);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_info("Failed to allocate RTC interrupt. Disabling RTC\n");
+		x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 0;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init mrfld_legacy_rtc_init(void)
+{
+	if (intel_mid_identify_cpu() != INTEL_MID_CPU_CHIP_TANGIER)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return mrfld_legacy_rtc_alloc_irq();
+}
+arch_initcall(mrfld_legacy_rtc_init);
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c
index e4d4cabbb370..19b43e3a9f0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <asm/intel_scu_ipc.h>
 #include <asm/apb_timer.h>
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
-#include <asm/time.h>
 
 #define	SFI_SIG_OEM0	"OEM0"
 #define MAX_IPCDEVS	24
@@ -540,21 +539,8 @@ static int __init sfi_parse_devs(struct sfi_table_header *table)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init intel_mid_legacy_rtc_init(void)
-{
-	struct irq_alloc_info info;
-
-	if (!x86_platform.legacy.rtc)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	ioapic_set_alloc_attr(&info, NUMA_NO_NODE, 1, 0);
-	return mp_map_gsi_to_irq(RTC_IRQ, IOAPIC_MAP_ALLOC, &info);
-}
-
 static int __init intel_mid_platform_init(void)
 {
-	intel_mid_legacy_rtc_init();
-
 	sfi_table_parse(SFI_SIG_GPIO, NULL, NULL, sfi_parse_gpio);
 	sfi_table_parse(SFI_SIG_DEVS, NULL, NULL, sfi_parse_devs);
 	return 0;