diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
index 5ce00ad5241a0090dc704603f6db00a3ab4f2443..bbfe867326027f514b00645da907f5e31e96fabc 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ static struct mfd_cell max8998_devs[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static struct mfd_cell lp3974_devs[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "lp3974-pmic",
+	}, {
+		.name = "lp3974-rtc",
+	},
+};
+
 int max8998_read_reg(struct i2c_client *i2c, u8 reg, u8 *dest)
 {
 	struct max8998_dev *max8998 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
@@ -146,11 +154,23 @@ static int max8998_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	max8998_irq_init(max8998);
 
-	ret = mfd_add_devices(max8998->dev, -1,
-			      max8998_devs, ARRAY_SIZE(max8998_devs),
-			      NULL, 0);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(max8998->dev);
 
+	switch (id->driver_data) {
+	case TYPE_LP3974:
+		ret = mfd_add_devices(max8998->dev, -1,
+				lp3974_devs, ARRAY_SIZE(lp3974_devs),
+				NULL, 0);
+		break;
+	case TYPE_MAX8998:
+		ret = mfd_add_devices(max8998->dev, -1,
+				max8998_devs, ARRAY_SIZE(max8998_devs),
+				NULL, 0);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8998.c b/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
index 7568df6122ab64a9303f1788e151908ad5bdd094..af52ebfc4927fe832c322e643f1d43a4c2cf9321 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
@@ -835,6 +835,12 @@ static int __devexit max8998_pmic_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct platform_device_id max8998_pmic_id[] = {
+	{ "max8998-pmic", TYPE_MAX8998 },
+	{ "lp3974-pmic", TYPE_LP3974 },
+	{ }
+};
+
 static struct platform_driver max8998_pmic_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "max8998-pmic",
@@ -842,6 +848,7 @@ static struct platform_driver max8998_pmic_driver = {
 	},
 	.probe = max8998_pmic_probe,
 	.remove = __devexit_p(max8998_pmic_remove),
+	.id_table = max8998_pmic_id,
 };
 
 static int __init max8998_pmic_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c
index f22dee35f330e73554188b246d96eb454b31f06c..3f7bc6b9fefa94186c020503e8614304606d336b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8998.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/max8998.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/max8998-private.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 
 #define MAX8998_RTC_SEC			0x00
 #define MAX8998_RTC_MIN			0x01
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ struct max8998_rtc_info {
 	struct i2c_client	*rtc;
 	struct rtc_device	*rtc_dev;
 	int irq;
+	bool lp3974_bug_workaround;
 };
 
 static void max8998_data_to_tm(u8 *data, struct rtc_time *tm)
@@ -124,10 +126,16 @@ static int max8998_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	struct max8998_rtc_info *info = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	u8 data[8];
+	int ret;
 
 	max8998_tm_to_data(tm, data);
 
-	return max8998_bulk_write(info->rtc, MAX8998_RTC_SEC, 8, data);
+	ret = max8998_bulk_write(info->rtc, MAX8998_RTC_SEC, 8, data);
+
+	if (info->lp3974_bug_workaround)
+		msleep(2000);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int max8998_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
@@ -163,12 +171,29 @@ static int max8998_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 
 static int max8998_rtc_stop_alarm(struct max8998_rtc_info *info)
 {
-	return max8998_write_reg(info->rtc, MAX8998_ALARM0_CONF, 0);
+	int ret = max8998_write_reg(info->rtc, MAX8998_ALARM0_CONF, 0);
+
+	if (info->lp3974_bug_workaround)
+		msleep(2000);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int max8998_rtc_start_alarm(struct max8998_rtc_info *info)
 {
-	return max8998_write_reg(info->rtc, MAX8998_ALARM0_CONF, 0x77);
+	int ret;
+	u8 alarm0_conf = 0x77;
+
+	/* LP3974 with delay bug chips has rtc alarm bugs with "MONTH" field */
+	if (info->lp3974_bug_workaround)
+		alarm0_conf = 0x57;
+
+	ret = max8998_write_reg(info->rtc, MAX8998_ALARM0_CONF, alarm0_conf);
+
+	if (info->lp3974_bug_workaround)
+		msleep(2000);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int max8998_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
@@ -187,10 +212,13 @@ static int max8998_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (info->lp3974_bug_workaround)
+		msleep(2000);
+
 	if (alrm->enabled)
-		return max8998_rtc_start_alarm(info);
+		ret = max8998_rtc_start_alarm(info);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int max8998_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(struct device *dev,
@@ -224,6 +252,7 @@ static const struct rtc_class_ops max8998_rtc_ops = {
 static int __devinit max8998_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct max8998_dev *max8998 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
+	struct max8998_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(max8998->dev);
 	struct max8998_rtc_info *info;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -249,10 +278,18 @@ static int __devinit max8998_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = request_threaded_irq(info->irq, NULL, max8998_rtc_alarm_irq, 0,
 			"rtc-alarm0", info);
+
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to request alarm IRQ: %d: %d\n",
 			info->irq, ret);
 
+	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "RTC CHIP NAME: %s\n", pdev->id_entry->name);
+	if (pdata->rtc_delay) {
+		info->lp3974_bug_workaround = true;
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "LP3974 with RTC REGERR option."
+				" RTC updates will be extremely slow.\n");
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_rtc:
@@ -273,6 +310,12 @@ static int __devexit max8998_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct platform_device_id max8998_rtc_id[] = {
+	{ "max8998-rtc", TYPE_MAX8998 },
+	{ "lp3974-rtc", TYPE_LP3974 },
+	{ }
+};
+
 static struct platform_driver max8998_rtc_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "max8998-rtc",
@@ -280,6 +323,7 @@ static struct platform_driver max8998_rtc_driver = {
 	},
 	.probe		= max8998_rtc_probe,
 	.remove		= __devexit_p(max8998_rtc_remove),
+	.id_table	= max8998_rtc_id,
 };
 
 static int __init max8998_rtc_init(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/max8998.h b/include/linux/mfd/max8998.h
index 686a744e63fba3293e299dd1e733bf8fcc00ac48..c22b9a417c35272691dcd2de272c45eff9ce32c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/max8998.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/max8998.h
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ struct max8998_regulator_data {
  * @buck1_set1: BUCK1 gpio pin 1 to set output voltage
  * @buck1_set2: BUCK1 gpio pin 2 to set output voltage
  * @buck2_set3: BUCK2 gpio pin to set output voltage
+ * @wakeup: Allow to wake up from suspend
+ * @rtc_delay: LP3974 RTC chip bug that requires delay after a register
+ * write before reading it.
  */
 struct max8998_platform_data {
 	struct max8998_regulator_data	*regulators;
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ struct max8998_platform_data {
 	int				buck1_set2;
 	int				buck2_set3;
 	bool				wakeup;
+	bool				rtc_delay;
 };
 
 #endif /*  __LINUX_MFD_MAX8998_H */