diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index 09b4437..3901386 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 	err = __rtc_read_alarm(rtc, &alrm);
 
 	if (!err && !rtc_valid_tm(&alrm.time))
-		rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alrm);
+		rtc_initialize_alarm(rtc, &alrm);
 
 	strlcpy(rtc->name, name, RTC_DEVICE_NAME_SIZE);
 	dev_set_name(&rtc->dev, "rtc%d", id);