diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
index d4ea6db51b26..8821264e9385 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
@@ -471,10 +471,13 @@ static int rv8803_nvram_read(void *priv, unsigned int offset,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct rtc_class_ops rv8803_rtc_ops = {
+static const struct rtc_class_ops rv8803_rtc_ops = {
 	.read_time = rv8803_get_time,
 	.set_time = rv8803_set_time,
 	.ioctl = rv8803_ioctl,
+	.read_alarm = rv8803_get_alarm,
+	.set_alarm = rv8803_set_alarm,
+	.alarm_irq_enable = rv8803_alarm_irq_enable,
 };
 
 static int rx8900_trickle_charger_init(struct rv8803_data *rv8803)
@@ -567,12 +570,10 @@ static int rv8803_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		if (err) {
 			dev_warn(&client->dev, "unable to request IRQ, alarms disabled\n");
 			client->irq = 0;
-		} else {
-			rv8803_rtc_ops.read_alarm = rv8803_get_alarm;
-			rv8803_rtc_ops.set_alarm = rv8803_set_alarm;
-			rv8803_rtc_ops.alarm_irq_enable = rv8803_alarm_irq_enable;
 		}
 	}
+	if (!client->irq)
+		clear_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rv8803->rtc->features);
 
 	err = rv8803_write_reg(rv8803->client, RV8803_EXT, RV8803_EXT_WADA);
 	if (err)