diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
index 40d7450a1ce4..c6b89273feba 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ static int pl031_set_alarm(struct device *dev, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	struct pl031_local *ldata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	writel(rtc_tm_to_time64(&alarm->time), ldata->base + RTC_MR);
+	pl031_alarm_irq_enable(dev, alarm->enabled);
 
 	return 0;
 }