diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
index e38ee8848385..bad6a5d9c683 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
@@ -350,9 +350,6 @@ static int pl031_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!adev->irq[0])
-		clear_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, ldata->rtc->features);
-
 	device_init_wakeup(&adev->dev, true);
 	ldata->rtc = devm_rtc_allocate_device(&adev->dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(ldata->rtc)) {
@@ -360,6 +357,9 @@ static int pl031_probe(struct amba_device *adev, const struct amba_id *id)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (!adev->irq[0])
+		clear_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, ldata->rtc->features);
+
 	ldata->rtc->ops = ops;
 	ldata->rtc->range_min = vendor->range_min;
 	ldata->rtc->range_max = vendor->range_max;