diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/maxim,mcp795.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/maxim,mcp795.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a59fdd8c236d2a7beee87b7b581408cda7aa6a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/maxim,mcp795.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+* Maxim MCP795		SPI Serial Real-Time Clock
+
+Required properties:
+- compatible: Should contain "maxim,mcp795".
+- reg: SPI address for chip
+
+Example:
+	mcp795: rtc@0 {
+		compatible = "maxim,mcp795";
+		reg = <0>;
+	};
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mcp795.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mcp795.c
index 1c91ce8a6d75f339ff04e483e43fa6a1637e5484..025bb33b9cd2d0b9ae31499f33e92c55460e703a 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mcp795.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mcp795.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 
 /* MCP795 Instructions, see datasheet table 3-1 */
 #define MCP795_EEREAD	0x03
@@ -183,9 +184,18 @@ static int mcp795_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+static const struct of_device_id mcp795_of_match[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "maxim,mcp795" },
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mcp795_of_match);
+#endif
+
 static struct spi_driver mcp795_driver = {
 		.driver = {
 				.name = "rtc-mcp795",
+				.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(mcp795_of_match),
 		},
 		.probe = mcp795_probe,
 };