diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 1536d53a7af7..fcbb569a6001 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ int rtc_update_irq_enable(struct rtc_device *rtc, unsigned int enabled)
 		rtc->uie_rtctimer.node.expires = ktime_add(now, onesec);
 		rtc->uie_rtctimer.period = ktime_set(1, 0);
 		err = rtc_timer_enqueue(rtc, &rtc->uie_rtctimer);
+		if (!err && rtc->ops && rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable)
+			err = rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable(rtc->dev.parent, 1);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
 	} else {
 		rtc_timer_remove(rtc, &rtc->uie_rtctimer);
 	}