diff --git a/Documentation/rtc.txt b/Documentation/rtc.txt
index 1ef6bb8..7c701b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/rtc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rtc.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 
     *	RTC_AIE_ON, RTC_AIE_OFF, RTC_ALM_SET, RTC_ALM_READ ... when the RTC
 	is connected to an IRQ line, it can often issue an alarm IRQ up to
-	24 hours in the future.
+	24 hours in the future.  (Use RTC_WKALM_* by preference.)
 
     *	RTC_WKALM_SET, RTC_WKALM_RD ... RTCs that can issue alarms beyond
 	the next 24 hours use a slightly more powerful API, which supports
@@ -175,10 +175,7 @@
 	called with appropriate values.
 
     *	RTC_ALM_SET, RTC_ALM_READ, RTC_WKALM_SET, RTC_WKALM_RD: the
-	set_alarm/read_alarm functions will be called.  To differentiate
-	between the ALM and WKALM, check the larger fields of the rtc_wkalrm
-	struct (like tm_year).  These will be set to -1 when using ALM and
-	will be set to proper values when using WKALM.
+	set_alarm/read_alarm functions will be called.
 
     *	RTC_IRQP_SET, RTC_IRQP_READ: the irq_set_freq function will be called
 	to set the frequency while the framework will handle the read for you