diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c
index c0090b698ff363732b2e1b0a727de001bc6c26a6..eab230be5a54fdfcfd9c41f39e0d9f1cb515a9e4 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mt6397.c
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ static int mtk_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_dispose_irq;
 	}
 
+	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
+
 	rtc->rtc_dev = rtc_device_register("mt6397-rtc", &pdev->dev,
 					   &mtk_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev)) {
@@ -351,8 +353,6 @@ static int mtk_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_free_irq;
 	}
 
-	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_irq: