diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c
index 1ba4371..a20bcf0 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-da9052.c
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@
 	if (ret != 0)
 		rtc_err(rtc, "Failed to disable TICKS: %d\n", ret);
 
+	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, true);
+	rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name,
+				       &da9052_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc))
+		return PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc);
+
 	ret = da9052_request_irq(rtc->da9052, DA9052_IRQ_ALARM, "ALM",
 				da9052_rtc_irq, rtc);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -309,11 +316,7 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, true);
-
-	rtc->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev, pdev->name,
-				       &da9052_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(rtc->rtc);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver da9052_rtc_driver = {