diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
index 8e0128796824..29358a045925 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
@@ -74,16 +74,18 @@ struct pm8xxx_rtc {
 /*
  * Steps to write the RTC registers.
  * 1. Disable alarm if enabled.
- * 2. Write 0x00 to LSB.
- * 3. Write Byte[1], Byte[2], Byte[3] then Byte[0].
- * 4. Enable alarm if disabled in step 1.
+ * 2. Disable rtc if enabled.
+ * 3. Write 0x00 to LSB.
+ * 4. Write Byte[1], Byte[2], Byte[3] then Byte[0].
+ * 5. Enable rtc if disabled in step 2.
+ * 6. Enable alarm if disabled in step 1.
  */
 static int pm8xxx_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 {
 	int rc, i;
 	unsigned long secs, irq_flags;
-	u8 value[NUM_8_BIT_RTC_REGS], alarm_enabled = 0;
-	unsigned int ctrl_reg;
+	u8 value[NUM_8_BIT_RTC_REGS], alarm_enabled = 0, rtc_disabled = 0;
+	unsigned int ctrl_reg, rtc_ctrl_reg;
 	struct pm8xxx_rtc *rtc_dd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	const struct pm8xxx_rtc_regs *regs = rtc_dd->regs;
 
@@ -92,23 +94,38 @@ static int pm8xxx_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 
 	rtc_tm_to_time(tm, &secs);
 
+	dev_dbg(dev, "Seconds value to be written to RTC = %lu\n", secs);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_8_BIT_RTC_REGS; i++) {
 		value[i] = secs & 0xFF;
 		secs >>= 8;
 	}
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "Seconds value to be written to RTC = %lu\n", secs);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_dd->ctrl_reg_lock, irq_flags);
 
-	rc = regmap_read(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->ctrl, &ctrl_reg);
+	rc = regmap_read(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->alarm_ctrl, &ctrl_reg);
 	if (rc)
 		goto rtc_rw_fail;
 
 	if (ctrl_reg & regs->alarm_en) {
 		alarm_enabled = 1;
 		ctrl_reg &= ~regs->alarm_en;
-		rc = regmap_write(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->ctrl, ctrl_reg);
+		rc = regmap_write(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->alarm_ctrl, ctrl_reg);
+		if (rc) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Write to RTC Alarm control register failed\n");
+			goto rtc_rw_fail;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Disable RTC H/w before writing on RTC register */
+	rc = regmap_read(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->ctrl, &rtc_ctrl_reg);
+	if (rc)
+		goto rtc_rw_fail;
+
+	if (rtc_ctrl_reg & PM8xxx_RTC_ENABLE) {
+		rtc_disabled = 1;
+		rtc_ctrl_reg &= ~PM8xxx_RTC_ENABLE;
+		rc = regmap_write(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->ctrl, rtc_ctrl_reg);
 		if (rc) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Write to RTC control register failed\n");
 			goto rtc_rw_fail;
@@ -137,15 +154,25 @@ static int pm8xxx_rtc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
 		goto rtc_rw_fail;
 	}
 
-	if (alarm_enabled) {
-		ctrl_reg |= regs->alarm_en;
-		rc = regmap_write(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->ctrl, ctrl_reg);
+	/* Enable RTC H/w after writing on RTC register */
+	if (rtc_disabled) {
+		rtc_ctrl_reg |= PM8xxx_RTC_ENABLE;
+		rc = regmap_write(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->ctrl, rtc_ctrl_reg);
 		if (rc) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Write to RTC control register failed\n");
 			goto rtc_rw_fail;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (alarm_enabled) {
+		ctrl_reg |= regs->alarm_en;
+		rc = regmap_write(rtc_dd->regmap, regs->alarm_ctrl, ctrl_reg);
+		if (rc) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Write to RTC Alarm control register failed\n");
+			goto rtc_rw_fail;
+		}
+	}
+
 rtc_rw_fail:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtc_dd->ctrl_reg_lock, irq_flags);