diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ac100.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ac100.c
index 9e33618..0e358d4 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ac100.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ac100.c
@@ -567,6 +567,12 @@ static int ac100_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return chip->irq;
 	}
 
+	chip->rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&pdev->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(chip->rtc))
+		return PTR_ERR(chip->rtc);
+
+	chip->rtc->ops = &ac100_rtc_ops;
+
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, chip->irq, NULL,
 					ac100_rtc_irq,
 					IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_ONESHOT,
@@ -586,17 +592,16 @@ static int ac100_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* clear counter alarm pending interrupts */
 	regmap_write(chip->regmap, AC100_ALM_INT_STA, AC100_ALM_INT_ENABLE);
 
-	chip->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, "rtc-ac100",
-					     &ac100_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	if (IS_ERR(chip->rtc)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to register device\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(chip->rtc);
-	}
-
 	ret = ac100_rtc_register_clks(chip);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = rtc_register_device(chip->rtc);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to register device\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "RTC enabled\n");
 
 	return 0;