diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 449818732acf..426e6a67cc38 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,9 @@ static u32 rtc_handler(void *context)
 
 static inline void rtc_wake_setup(struct device *dev)
 {
+	if (acpi_disabled)
+		return;
+
 	acpi_install_fixed_event_handler(ACPI_EVENT_RTC, rtc_handler, dev);
 	/*
 	 * After the RTC handler is installed, the Fixed_RTC event should
@@ -1291,7 +1294,6 @@ static void cmos_wake_setup(struct device *dev)
 
 	use_acpi_alarm_quirks();
 
-	rtc_wake_setup(dev);
 	acpi_rtc_info.wake_on = rtc_wake_on;
 	acpi_rtc_info.wake_off = rtc_wake_off;
 
@@ -1359,6 +1361,8 @@ static int cmos_pnp_probe(struct pnp_dev *pnp, const struct pnp_device_id *id)
 {
 	int irq, ret;
 
+	cmos_wake_setup(&pnp->dev);
+
 	if (pnp_port_start(pnp, 0) == 0x70 && !pnp_irq_valid(pnp, 0)) {
 		irq = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
@@ -1377,7 +1381,7 @@ static int cmos_pnp_probe(struct pnp_dev *pnp, const struct pnp_device_id *id)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	cmos_wake_setup(&pnp->dev);
+	rtc_wake_setup(&pnp->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1466,6 +1470,7 @@ static int __init cmos_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int irq, ret;
 
 	cmos_of_init(pdev);
+	cmos_wake_setup(&pdev->dev);
 
 	if (RTC_IOMAPPED)
 		resource = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IO, 0);
@@ -1479,7 +1484,7 @@ static int __init cmos_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	cmos_wake_setup(&pdev->dev);
+	rtc_wake_setup(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }