diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
index a297542e2f8a39d8a7a266bbad73ef7980004aa1..6fe87702fcff3f25d8befe6ed1e12b6bde65fa96 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ static void rx8025_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (status & RX8025_BIT_CTRL2_CTFG) {
 		/* periodic */
 		status &= ~RX8025_BIT_CTRL2_CTFG;
-		local_irq_disable();
 		rtc_update_irq(rx8025->rtc, 1, RTC_PF | RTC_IRQF);
-		local_irq_enable();
 	}
 
 	if (status & RX8025_BIT_CTRL2_DAFG) {
@@ -172,9 +170,7 @@ static void rx8025_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (rx8025_write_reg(client, RX8025_REG_CTRL1,
 				     rx8025->ctrl1 & ~RX8025_BIT_CTRL1_DALE))
 			goto out;
-		local_irq_disable();
 		rtc_update_irq(rx8025->rtc, 1, RTC_AF | RTC_IRQF);
-		local_irq_enable();
 	}
 
 	/* acknowledge IRQ */