diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
index f842c216f2dd..828cb9983cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ static int __init omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		rtc_writel(KICK1_VALUE, OMAP_RTC_KICK1_REG);
 	}
 
+	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, true);
+
 	rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name,
 			&omap_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
@@ -484,8 +486,6 @@ static int __init omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 *    is write-only, and always reads as zero...)
 	 */
 
-	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, true);
-
 	if (new_ctrl & (u8) OMAP_RTC_CTRL_SPLIT)
 		pr_info("%s: split power mode\n", pdev->name);
 
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ static int __init omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 fail0:
+	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, false);
 	if (id_entry->driver_data & OMAP_RTC_HAS_KICKER)
 		rtc_writel(0, OMAP_RTC_KICK0_REG);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);