diff --git a/hw/rtc/meson.build b/hw/rtc/meson.build
index 7cecdee5dd..8fd8d8f9a7 100644
--- a/hw/rtc/meson.build
+++ b/hw/rtc/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_DS1338', if_true: files('ds1338.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_M41T80', if_true: files('m41t80.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_M48T59', if_true: files('m48t59.c'))
-softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PL031', if_true: files('pl031.c'))
+specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_PL031', if_true: files('pl031.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TWL92230', if_true: files('twl92230.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_ISA_BUS', 'CONFIG_M48T59'], if_true: files('m48t59-isa.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_XLNX_ZYNQMP', if_true: files('xlnx-zynqmp-rtc.c'))
diff --git a/hw/rtc/pl031.c b/hw/rtc/pl031.c
index 2bbb2062ac..e7ced90b02 100644
--- a/hw/rtc/pl031.c
+++ b/hw/rtc/pl031.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-events-misc-target.h"
 
 #define RTC_DR      0x00    /* Data read register */
 #define RTC_MR      0x04    /* Match register */
@@ -136,10 +137,17 @@ static void pl031_write(void * opaque, hwaddr offset,
     trace_pl031_write(offset, value);
 
     switch (offset) {
-    case RTC_LR:
+    case RTC_LR: {
+        struct tm tm;
+
         s->tick_offset += value - pl031_get_count(s);
+
+        qemu_get_timedate(&tm, s->tick_offset);
+        qapi_event_send_rtc_change(qemu_timedate_diff(&tm));
+
         pl031_set_alarm(s);
         break;
+    }
     case RTC_MR:
         s->mr = value;
         pl031_set_alarm(s);