diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 2906ee7..929d4fa 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -732,9 +732,16 @@
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called nvram.
 
+#
+# These legacy RTC drivers just cause too many conflicts with the generic
+# RTC framework ... let's not even try to coexist any more.
+#
+if RTC_LIB=n
+
 config RTC
 	tristate "Enhanced Real Time Clock Support"
-	depends on !PPC && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K && !SPARC && !FRV && !ARM && !SUPERH && !S390 && !AVR32
+	depends on !PPC && !PARISC && !IA64 && !M68K && !SPARC && !FRV \
+			&& !ARM && !SUPERH && !S390 && !AVR32
 	---help---
 	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/rtc with
 	  major number 10 and minor number 135 using mknod ("man mknod"), you
@@ -840,6 +847,8 @@
 	  will get access to the real time clock (or hardware clock) built
 	  into your computer.
 
+endif # RTC_LIB
+
 config COBALT_LCD
 	bool "Support for Cobalt LCD"
 	depends on MIPS_COBALT