diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index e31fa0ad127e9545afac745a621d4ccbcd5fca28..67413600785d806fe4da441483ce1280357d8791 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static void devm_rtc_release_device(void *res)
 	put_device(&rtc->dev);
 }
 
-struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device(struct device *dev)
+struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device_priv(struct device *dev, void *priv)
 {
 	struct rtc_device *rtc;
 	int id, err;
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device(struct device *dev)
 
 	rtc->id = id;
 	rtc->dev.parent = dev;
+	rtc->priv = priv;
 	err = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_rtc_release_device, rtc);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -388,6 +389,12 @@ struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device(struct device *dev)
 
 	return rtc;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_rtc_allocate_device_priv);
+
+struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return devm_rtc_allocate_device_priv(dev, NULL);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_rtc_allocate_device);
 
 int __devm_rtc_register_device(struct module *owner, struct rtc_device *rtc)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/dev.c b/drivers/rtc/dev.c
index c4a3ab53dcd4b7280a3a2981fe842729603a1feb..e0e1a488b795645d7c9453490d6cdba510cc5db5 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/dev.c
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ static long rtc_dev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		}
 		default:
 			if (rtc->ops->param_get)
-				err = rtc->ops->param_get(rtc->dev.parent, &param);
+				err = rtc->ops->param_get(rtc->priv ?
+							  &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, &param);
 			else
 				err = -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -440,7 +441,8 @@ static long rtc_dev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 
 		default:
 			if (rtc->ops->param_set)
-				err = rtc->ops->param_set(rtc->dev.parent, &param);
+				err = rtc->ops->param_set(rtc->priv ?
+							  &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, &param);
 			else
 				err = -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ static long rtc_dev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	default:
 		/* Finally try the driver's ioctl interface */
 		if (ops->ioctl) {
-			err = ops->ioctl(rtc->dev.parent, cmd, arg);
+			err = ops->ioctl(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, cmd, arg);
 			if (err == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
 				err = -ENOTTY;
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index aaf76406cd7d7d2cfd5479fc1fc892fcb5efbb6b..06d51761900ee5d6cc3916d31d907505c193c6ad 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int __rtc_read_time(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_time *tm)
 		err = -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		memset(tm, 0, sizeof(struct rtc_time));
-		err = rtc->ops->read_time(rtc->dev.parent, tm);
+		err = rtc->ops->read_time(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, tm);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_dbg(&rtc->dev, "read_time: fail to read: %d\n",
 				err);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int rtc_set_time(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_time *tm)
 	if (!rtc->ops)
 		err = -ENODEV;
 	else if (rtc->ops->set_time)
-		err = rtc->ops->set_time(rtc->dev.parent, tm);
+		err = rtc->ops->set_time(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, tm);
 	else
 		err = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static int rtc_read_alarm_internal(struct rtc_device *rtc,
 		alarm->time.tm_wday = -1;
 		alarm->time.tm_yday = -1;
 		alarm->time.tm_isdst = -1;
-		err = rtc->ops->read_alarm(rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
+		err = rtc->ops->read_alarm(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int __rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	else if (!test_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rtc->features))
 		err = -EINVAL;
 	else
-		err = rtc->ops->set_alarm(rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
+		err = rtc->ops->set_alarm(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
 
 	trace_rtc_set_alarm(rtc_tm_to_time64(&alarm->time), err);
 	return err;
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ int rtc_alarm_irq_enable(struct rtc_device *rtc, unsigned int enabled)
 	else if (!test_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rtc->features) || !rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable)
 		err = -EINVAL;
 	else
-		err = rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable(rtc->dev.parent, enabled);
+		err = rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, enabled);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static void rtc_alarm_disable(struct rtc_device *rtc)
 	if (!rtc->ops || !test_bit(RTC_FEATURE_ALARM, rtc->features) || !rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable)
 		return;
 
-	rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable(rtc->dev.parent, false);
+	rtc->ops->alarm_irq_enable(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, false);
 	trace_rtc_alarm_irq_enable(0, 0);
 }
 
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ int rtc_read_offset(struct rtc_device *rtc, long *offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtc->ops_lock);
-	ret = rtc->ops->read_offset(rtc->dev.parent, offset);
+	ret = rtc->ops->read_offset(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, offset);
 	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 
 	trace_rtc_read_offset(*offset, ret);
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ int rtc_set_offset(struct rtc_device *rtc, long offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtc->ops_lock);
-	ret = rtc->ops->set_offset(rtc->dev.parent, offset);
+	ret = rtc->ops->set_offset(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, offset);
 	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 
 	trace_rtc_set_offset(offset, ret);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/proc.c b/drivers/rtc/proc.c
index cbcdbb19d848e78e6674bd626833151a99773ef0..94cc4f9d62b7867018d876f7933468fbd1552ffc 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/proc.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int rtc_proc_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 	seq_printf(seq, "24hr\t\t: yes\n");
 
 	if (ops->proc)
-		ops->proc(rtc->dev.parent, seq);
+		ops->proc(rtc->priv ? &rtc->dev : rtc->dev.parent, seq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/rtc.h b/include/linux/rtc.h
index 3f4d315aaec9e641e35c1c86a522f2879bec19ba..a6f3c86a08e1e214062b2a68d9a6a437afb186b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtc.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtc.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ struct rtc_device {
 	struct hrtimer pie_timer; /* sub second exp, so needs hrtimer */
 	int pie_enabled;
 	struct work_struct irqwork;
+	void *priv;
 
 	/*
 	 * This offset specifies the update timing of the RTC.
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ extern struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_device_register(struct device *dev,
 					const struct rtc_class_ops *ops,
 					struct module *owner);
 struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device(struct device *dev);
+struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device_priv(struct device *dev, void *priv);
 int __devm_rtc_register_device(struct module *owner, struct rtc_device *rtc);
 
 extern int rtc_read_time(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_time *tm);
