diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c
index 35c9aada07c8..79c8da54e922 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rk808.c
@@ -416,12 +416,11 @@ static int rk808_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
 
-	rk808_rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, "rk808-rtc",
-						  &rk808_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	if (IS_ERR(rk808_rtc->rtc)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(rk808_rtc->rtc);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	rk808_rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&pdev->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(rk808_rtc->rtc))
+		return PTR_ERR(rk808_rtc->rtc);
+
+	rk808_rtc->rtc->ops = &rk808_rtc_ops;
 
 	rk808_rtc->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (rk808_rtc->irq < 0) {
@@ -438,9 +437,10 @@ static int rk808_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to request alarm IRQ %d: %d\n",
 			rk808_rtc->irq, ret);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return rtc_register_device(rk808_rtc->rtc);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver rk808_rtc_driver = {