diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
index be9c70d0b193..884b635f028b 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  Driver for NEC VR4100 series Real Time Clock unit.
  *
- *  Copyright (C) 2003-2006  Yoichi Yuasa <yoichi_yuasa@tripeaks.co.jp>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2003-2008  Yoichi Yuasa <yoichi_yuasa@tripeaks.co.jp>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Yoichi Yuasa <yoichi_yuasa@tripeaks.co.jp>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NEC VR4100 series RTC driver");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 
 /* RTC 1 registers */
 #define ETIMELREG		0x00
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ static unsigned long epoch = 1970;	/* Jan 1 1970 00:00:00 */
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rtc_lock);
 static char rtc_name[] = "RTC";
-static unsigned long periodic_frequency;
 static unsigned long periodic_count;
 static unsigned int alarm_enabled;
 static int aie_irq = -1;
@@ -207,10 +206,37 @@ static int vr41xx_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *wkalrm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int vr41xx_rtc_ioctl(struct device *dev, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+static int vr41xx_rtc_irq_set_freq(struct device *dev, int freq)
 {
 	unsigned long count;
 
+	count = RTC_FREQUENCY;
+	do_div(count, freq);
+
+	periodic_count = count;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+
+	rtc1_write(RTCL1LREG, count);
+	rtc1_write(RTCL1HREG, count >> 16);
+
+	spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vr41xx_rtc_irq_set_state(struct device *dev, int enabled)
+{
+	if (enabled)
+		enable_irq(pie_irq);
+	else
+		disable_irq(pie_irq);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vr41xx_rtc_ioctl(struct device *dev, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case RTC_AIE_ON:
 		spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
@@ -230,33 +256,6 @@ static int vr41xx_rtc_ioctl(struct device *dev, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long
 			alarm_enabled = 0;
 		}
 
-		spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
-		break;
-	case RTC_PIE_ON:
-		enable_irq(pie_irq);
-		break;
-	case RTC_PIE_OFF:
-		disable_irq(pie_irq);
-		break;
-	case RTC_IRQP_READ:
-		return put_user(periodic_frequency, (unsigned long __user *)arg);
-		break;
-	case RTC_IRQP_SET:
-		if (arg > MAX_PERIODIC_RATE)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		periodic_frequency = arg;
-
-		count = RTC_FREQUENCY;
-		do_div(count, arg);
-
-		periodic_count = count;
-
-		spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
-
-		rtc1_write(RTCL1LREG, count);
-		rtc1_write(RTCL1HREG, count >> 16);
-
 		spin_unlock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 		break;
 	case RTC_EPOCH_READ:
@@ -309,6 +308,8 @@ static const struct rtc_class_ops vr41xx_rtc_ops = {
 	.set_time	= vr41xx_rtc_set_time,
 	.read_alarm	= vr41xx_rtc_read_alarm,
 	.set_alarm	= vr41xx_rtc_set_alarm,
+	.irq_set_freq	= vr41xx_rtc_irq_set_freq,
+	.irq_set_state	= vr41xx_rtc_irq_set_state,
 };
 
 static int __devinit rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -346,6 +347,8 @@ static int __devinit rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_iounmap_all;
 	}
 
+	rtc->max_user_freq = MAX_PERIODIC_RATE;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&rtc_lock);
 
 	rtc1_write(ECMPLREG, 0);