diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c
index 7533b723082ddfd214d08c330f2848e16ce14015..07e8d79b4a09015e56c58aa363a3ab1b0d3d9626 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1302.c
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@
 #define	RTC_CMD_READ	0x81		/* Read command */
 #define	RTC_CMD_WRITE	0x80		/* Write command */
 
+#define	RTC_CMD_WRITE_ENABLE	0x00		/* Write enable */
+#define	RTC_CMD_WRITE_DISABLE	0x80		/* Write disable */
+
 #define RTC_ADDR_RAM0	0x20		/* Address of RAM0 */
 #define RTC_ADDR_TCR	0x08		/* Address of trickle charge register */
+#define	RTC_ADDR_CTRL	0x07		/* Address of control register */
 #define	RTC_ADDR_YEAR	0x06		/* Address of year register */
 #define	RTC_ADDR_DAY	0x05		/* Address of day of week register */
 #define	RTC_ADDR_MON	0x04		/* Address of month register */
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ static int ds1302_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 
 static int ds1302_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
+	ds1302_writebyte(RTC_ADDR_CTRL, RTC_CMD_WRITE_ENABLE);
 	/* Stop RTC */
 	ds1302_writebyte(RTC_ADDR_SEC, ds1302_readbyte(RTC_ADDR_SEC) | 0x80);
 
@@ -175,6 +180,8 @@ static int ds1302_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	/* Start RTC */
 	ds1302_writebyte(RTC_ADDR_SEC, ds1302_readbyte(RTC_ADDR_SEC) & ~0x80);
 
+	ds1302_writebyte(RTC_ADDR_CTRL, RTC_CMD_WRITE_DISABLE);
+
 	return 0;
 }