diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-core.h b/drivers/rtc/rtc-core.h
index d81a278..5f9df74 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-core.h
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-core.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 extern void __init rtc_dev_init(void);
 extern void __exit rtc_dev_exit(void);
+extern void rtc_dev_prepare(struct rtc_device *rtc);
 extern void rtc_dev_add_device(struct rtc_device *rtc);
 extern void rtc_dev_del_device(struct rtc_device *rtc);
 
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@
 {
 }
 
+static inline void rtc_dev_prepare(struct rtc_device *rtc)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void rtc_dev_add_device(struct rtc_device *rtc)
 {
 }