diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
index 727e2f5d14d9..866e0ef5122d 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
@@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ static int ab8500_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	rtc->uie_unsupported = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 }