diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
index 02faf3c4e0d5..c2e80d7ca5e2 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ static int twl_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out1;
 
+	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
+
 	rtc = rtc_device_register(pdev->name,
 				  &pdev->dev, &twl_rtc_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
@@ -542,7 +544,6 @@ static int twl_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, rtc);
-	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
 	return 0;
 
 out2: