diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index c16548807f1e..8a538c55fc7b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ static struct alarm_base {
 static ktime_t freezer_delta;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(freezer_delta_lock);
 
-static struct rtc_timer		rtctimer;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_RTC_CLASS
 /* rtc timer and device for setting alarm wakeups at suspend */
+static struct rtc_timer		rtctimer;
 static struct rtc_device	*rtcdev;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rtcdev_lock);
 
@@ -97,6 +96,11 @@ static int alarmtimer_rtc_add_device(struct device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void alarmtimer_rtc_timer_init(void)
+{
+	rtc_timer_init(&rtctimer, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
 static struct class_interface alarmtimer_rtc_interface = {
 	.add_dev = &alarmtimer_rtc_add_device,
 };
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ static inline struct rtc_device *alarmtimer_get_rtcdev(void)
 #define rtcdev (NULL)
 static inline int alarmtimer_rtc_interface_setup(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void alarmtimer_rtc_interface_remove(void) { }
+static inline void alarmtimer_rtc_timer_init(void) { }
 #endif
 
 /**
@@ -784,7 +789,7 @@ static int __init alarmtimer_init(void)
 		.nsleep		= alarm_timer_nsleep,
 	};
 
-	rtc_timer_init(&rtctimer, NULL, NULL);
+	alarmtimer_rtc_timer_init();
 
 	posix_timers_register_clock(CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM, &alarm_clock);
 	posix_timers_register_clock(CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM, &alarm_clock);