diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index f8a0aab218cbcd2777ea93b9e74aa96494e729fe..c01773f564357ee28395ace9d6b89cf45970e4ac 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ static int rtc_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t mesg)
 	struct rtc_device	*rtc = to_rtc_device(dev);
 	struct rtc_time		tm;
 	struct timespec		delta, delta_delta;
+
+	if (has_persistent_clock())
+		return 0;
+
 	if (strcmp(dev_name(&rtc->dev), CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE) != 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -88,6 +92,9 @@ static int rtc_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct timespec		new_system, new_rtc;
 	struct timespec		sleep_time;
 
+	if (has_persistent_clock())
+		return 0;
+
 	rtc_hctosys_ret = -ENODEV;
 	if (strcmp(dev_name(&rtc->dev), CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE) != 0)
 		return 0;