diff --git a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
index 29b7164a823b..d28ebe7ecd21 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/menelaus.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ static void menelaus_rtc_alarm_work(struct menelaus_chip *m)
 static inline void menelaus_rtc_init(struct menelaus_chip *m)
 {
 	int	alarm = (m->client->irq > 0);
+	int	err;
 
 	/* assume 32KDETEN pin is pulled high */
 	if (!(menelaus_read_reg(MENELAUS_OSC_CTRL) & 0x80)) {
@@ -1101,6 +1102,12 @@ static inline void menelaus_rtc_init(struct menelaus_chip *m)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	m->rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&m->client->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(m->rtc))
+		return;
+
+	m->rtc->ops = &menelaus_rtc_ops;
+
 	/* support RTC alarm; it can issue wakeups */
 	if (alarm) {
 		if (menelaus_add_irq_work(MENELAUS_RTCALM_IRQ,
@@ -1125,10 +1132,8 @@ static inline void menelaus_rtc_init(struct menelaus_chip *m)
 		menelaus_write_reg(MENELAUS_RTC_CTRL, m->rtc_control);
 	}
 
-	m->rtc = rtc_device_register(DRIVER_NAME,
-			&m->client->dev,
-			&menelaus_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	if (IS_ERR(m->rtc)) {
+	err = rtc_register_device(m->rtc);
+	if (err) {
 		if (alarm) {
 			menelaus_remove_irq_work(MENELAUS_RTCALM_IRQ);
 			device_init_wakeup(&m->client->dev, 0);