diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
index a672dd1..83743a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
 
 config RTC_DRV_EFI
 	tristate "EFI RTC"
-	depends on IA64
+	depends on EFI
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you will get support for the EFI
 	  Real Time Clock.
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Makefile b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
index 70347d0..f1dfc36 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_CLASS)		+= rtc-core.o
 rtc-core-y			:= class.o interface.o
 
+ifdef CONFIG_RTC_DRV_EFI
+rtc-core-y			+= rtc-efi-platform.o
+endif
+
 rtc-core-$(CONFIG_RTC_INTF_DEV)	+= rtc-dev.o
 rtc-core-$(CONFIG_RTC_INTF_PROC) += rtc-proc.o
 rtc-core-$(CONFIG_RTC_INTF_SYSFS) += rtc-sysfs.o
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-efi-platform.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-efi-platform.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b40fbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-efi-platform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Moved from arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1998-2003 Hewlett-Packard Co
+ *	Stephane Eranian <eranian@hpl.hp.com>
+ *	David Mosberger <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 1999 Don Dugger <don.dugger@intel.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 1999-2000 VA Linux Systems
+ * Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Walt Drummond <drummond@valinux.com>
+ */
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/efi.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+
+static struct platform_device rtc_efi_dev = {
+	.name = "rtc-efi",
+	.id = -1,
+};
+
+static int __init rtc_init(void)
+{
+	if (efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES))
+		if (platform_device_register(&rtc_efi_dev) < 0)
+			pr_err("unable to register rtc device...\n");
+
+	/* not necessarily an error */
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(rtc_init);