diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
index 09ef802d6e54..e53cb27f4118 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-omap.c
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ static int omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	rtc->rtc->ops = &omap_rtc_ops;
 	omap_rtc_nvmem_config.priv = rtc;
-	rtc->rtc->nvmem_config = &omap_rtc_nvmem_config;
 
 	/* handle periodic and alarm irqs */
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, rtc->irq_timer, rtc_irq, 0,
@@ -886,6 +885,8 @@ static int omap_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	rtc_nvmem_register(rtc->rtc, &omap_rtc_nvmem_config);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err: