diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c
index 385f8303bb41..e9a25ec4d434 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ static int mtk_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, rtc);
 
+	rtc->rtc_dev = devm_rtc_allocate_device(rtc->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev))
+		return PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev);
+
 	ret = request_threaded_irq(rtc->irq, NULL,
 				   mtk_rtc_irq_handler_thread,
 				   IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH,
@@ -344,11 +348,11 @@ static int mtk_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
 
-	rtc->rtc_dev = rtc_device_register("mt6397-rtc", &pdev->dev,
-					   &mtk_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev)) {
+	rtc->rtc_dev->ops = &mtk_rtc_ops;
+
+	ret = rtc_register_device(rtc->rtc_dev);
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "register rtc device failed\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev);
 		goto out_free_irq;
 	}
 
@@ -365,7 +369,6 @@ static int mtk_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct mt6397_rtc *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	rtc_device_unregister(rtc->rtc_dev);
 	free_irq(rtc->irq, rtc->rtc_dev);
 	irq_dispose_mapping(rtc->irq);