diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index 2e0cbc190a8a..4b460c61f1d8 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static struct rtc_device *rtc_allocate_device(void)
 	rtc->pie_enabled = 0;
 
 	set_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rtc->features);
+	set_bit(RTC_FEATURE_UPDATE_INTERRUPT, rtc->features);
 
 	return rtc;
 }
@@ -389,6 +390,9 @@ int __devm_rtc_register_device(struct module *owner, struct rtc_device *rtc)
 	if (!rtc->ops->set_alarm)
 		clear_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rtc->features);
 
+	if (rtc->uie_unsupported)
+		clear_bit(RTC_FEATURE_UPDATE_INTERRUPT, rtc->features);
+
 	if (rtc->ops->set_offset)
 		set_bit(RTC_FEATURE_CORRECTION, rtc->features);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 9a2bd4947007..d005623e6eb3 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ int rtc_update_irq_enable(struct rtc_device *rtc, unsigned int enabled)
 	if (rtc->uie_rtctimer.enabled == enabled)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (rtc->uie_unsupported || !test_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rtc->features)) {
+	if (!test_bit(RTC_FEATURE_UPDATE_INTERRUPT, rtc->features) ||
+	    !test_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rtc->features)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_RTC_INTF_DEV_UIE_EMUL
 		return rtc_dev_update_irq_enable_emul(rtc, enabled);