diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
index ff35dcef338b..66a473a3c3fe 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@
 #	define RS5C_CTRL1_CT4		(4 << 0)	/* 1 Hz level irq */
 #define RS5C_REG_CTRL2		15
 #	define RS5C372_CTRL2_24		(1 << 5)
-#	define R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP		(1 << 5)	/* only if R2x2x */
 #	define RS5C_CTRL2_XSTP		(1 << 4)	/* only if !R2x2x */
+#	define R2x2x_CTRL2_VDET		(1 << 6)	/* only if  R2x2x */
+#	define R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP		(1 << 5)	/* only if  R2x2x */
+#	define R2x2x_CTRL2_PON		(1 << 4)	/* only if  R2x2x */
 #	define RS5C_CTRL2_CTFG		(1 << 2)
 #	define RS5C_CTRL2_AAFG		(1 << 1)	/* or WAFG */
 #	define RS5C_CTRL2_BAFG		(1 << 0)	/* or DAFG */
@@ -212,10 +214,27 @@ static int rs5c372_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct rs5c372	*rs5c = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int		status = rs5c_get_regs(rs5c);
+	unsigned char ctrl2 = rs5c->regs[RS5C_REG_CTRL2];
 
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 
+	switch (rs5c->type) {
+	case rtc_r2025sd:
+	case rtc_r2221tl:
+		if ((rs5c->type == rtc_r2025sd && !(ctrl2 & R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP)) ||
+		    (rs5c->type == rtc_r2221tl &&  (ctrl2 & R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP))) {
+			dev_warn(&client->dev, "rtc oscillator interruption detected. Please reset the rtc clock.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		if (ctrl2 & RS5C_CTRL2_XSTP) {
+			dev_warn(&client->dev, "rtc oscillator interruption detected. Please reset the rtc clock.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	tm->tm_sec = bcd2bin(rs5c->regs[RS5C372_REG_SECS] & 0x7f);
 	tm->tm_min = bcd2bin(rs5c->regs[RS5C372_REG_MINS] & 0x7f);
 	tm->tm_hour = rs5c_reg2hr(rs5c, rs5c->regs[RS5C372_REG_HOURS]);
@@ -243,6 +262,7 @@ static int rs5c372_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct rs5c372	*rs5c = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	unsigned char	buf[7];
+	unsigned char	ctrl2;
 	int		addr;
 
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s: tm is secs=%d, mins=%d, hours=%d "
@@ -261,7 +281,32 @@ static int rs5c372_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	buf[6] = bin2bcd(tm->tm_year - 100);
 
 	if (i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(client, addr, sizeof(buf), buf) < 0) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "%s: write error\n", __func__);
+		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s: write error in line %i\n",
+			__func__, __LINE__);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	addr = RS5C_ADDR(RS5C_REG_CTRL2);
+	ctrl2 = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, addr);
+
+	/* clear rtc warning bits */
+	switch (rs5c->type) {
+	case rtc_r2025sd:
+	case rtc_r2221tl:
+		ctrl2 &= ~(R2x2x_CTRL2_VDET | R2x2x_CTRL2_PON);
+		if (rs5c->type == rtc_r2025sd)
+			ctrl2 |= R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP;
+		else
+			ctrl2 &= ~R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP;
+		break;
+	default:
+		ctrl2 &= ~RS5C_CTRL2_XSTP;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, addr, ctrl2) < 0) {
+		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "%s: write error in line %i\n",
+			__func__, __LINE__);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -523,23 +568,18 @@ static int rs5c_oscillator_setup(struct rs5c372 *rs5c372)
 	buf[0] = rs5c372->regs[RS5C_REG_CTRL1];
 	buf[1] = rs5c372->regs[RS5C_REG_CTRL2];
 
-	/* handle xstp bit */
 	switch (rs5c372->type) {
 	case rtc_r2025sd:
 		if (buf[1] & R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP)
 			return ret;
-		rs5c372->regs[RS5C_REG_CTRL2] |= R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP;
 		break;
 	case rtc_r2221tl:
 		if (!(buf[1] & R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP))
 			return ret;
-		rs5c372->regs[RS5C_REG_CTRL2] &= ~R2x2x_CTRL2_XSTP;
 		break;
-
 	default:
 		if (!(buf[1] & RS5C_CTRL2_XSTP))
 			return ret;
-		rs5c372->regs[RS5C_REG_CTRL2] &= ~RS5C_CTRL2_XSTP;
 		break;
 	}