diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8925.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8925.c
index ff6b9a2cb8e3db37ef02821eba86135c224891f6..1459055a83aaad94a522f093b045bad2a9812b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8925.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max8925.c
@@ -193,10 +193,17 @@ static int max8925_rtc_read_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 	ret = max8925_reg_read(info->rtc, MAX8925_RTC_IRQ_MASK);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	if ((ret & ALARM0_IRQ) == 0)
-		alrm->enabled = 1;
-	else
+	if (ret & ALARM0_IRQ) {
 		alrm->enabled = 0;
+	} else {
+		ret = max8925_reg_read(info->rtc, MAX8925_ALARM0_CNTL);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		if (!ret)
+			alrm->enabled = 0;
+		else
+			alrm->enabled = 1;
+	}
 	ret = max8925_reg_read(info->rtc, MAX8925_RTC_STATUS);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -221,8 +228,11 @@ static int max8925_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm)
 	ret = max8925_bulk_write(info->rtc, MAX8925_ALARM0_SEC, TIME_NUM, buf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	/* only enable alarm on year/month/day/hour/min/sec */
-	ret = max8925_reg_write(info->rtc, MAX8925_ALARM0_CNTL, 0x77);
+	if (alrm->enabled)
+		/* only enable alarm on year/month/day/hour/min/sec */
+		ret = max8925_reg_write(info->rtc, MAX8925_ALARM0_CNTL, 0x77);
+	else
+		ret = max8925_reg_write(info->rtc, MAX8925_ALARM0_CNTL, 0x0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 out: