diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index aacf11d..378b649 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config PARISC
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select RTC_CLASS
-	select RTC_DRV_PARISC
+	select RTC_DRV_GENERIC
 	select INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE
 	help
 	  The PA-RISC microprocessor is designed by Hewlett-Packard and used
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
index e75cae6..86a99d0 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ void __init start_cpu_itimer(void)
 	per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu).it_value = next_tick;
 }
 
-static struct platform_device rtc_parisc_dev = {
-	.name = "rtc-parisc",
+static struct platform_device rtc_generic_dev = {
+	.name = "rtc-generic",
 	.id = -1,
 };
 
 static int __init rtc_init(void)
 {
-	if (platform_device_register(&rtc_parisc_dev) < 0)
+	if (platform_device_register(&rtc_generic_dev) < 0)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register rtc device...\n");
 
 	/* not necessarily an error */
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
index 81450fb..d0aeff2 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -677,12 +677,14 @@ config RTC_DRV_RS5C313
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for the Ricoh RS5C313 RTC chips.
 
-config RTC_DRV_PARISC
-	tristate "PA-RISC firmware RTC support"
+config RTC_DRV_GENERIC
+	tristate "Generic RTC support"
+	# Please consider writing a new RTC driver instead of using the generic
+	# RTC abstraction
 	depends on PARISC
 	help
-	  Say Y or M here to enable RTC support on PA-RISC systems using
-	  firmware calls. If you do not know what you are doing, you should
+	  Say Y or M here to enable RTC support on systems using the generic
+	  RTC abstraction. If you do not know what you are doing, you should
 	  just say Y.
 
 config RTC_DRV_PPC
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Makefile b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
index 0e697aa..9c18a01 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PCF8563)	+= rtc-pcf8563.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PCF8583)	+= rtc-pcf8583.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PL030)	+= rtc-pl030.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PL031)	+= rtc-pl031.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PARISC)	+= rtc-parisc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_GENERIC)	+= rtc-generic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PPC)	+= rtc-ppc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PXA)	+= rtc-pxa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_DRV_R9701)	+= rtc-r9701.o
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-generic.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-generic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9832200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-generic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/* rtc-generic: RTC driver using the generic RTC abstraction
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/rtc.h>
+
+#include <asm/rtc.h>
+
+static int generic_get_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
+{
+	unsigned int ret = get_rtc_time(tm);
+
+	if (ret & RTC_BATT_BAD)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
+}
+
+static int generic_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
+{
+	if (set_rtc_time(tm) < 0)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct rtc_class_ops generic_rtc_ops = {
+	.read_time = generic_get_time,
+	.set_time = generic_set_time,
+};
+
+static int __init generic_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	struct rtc_device *rtc;
+
+	rtc = rtc_device_register("rtc-generic", &dev->dev, &generic_rtc_ops,
+				  THIS_MODULE);
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
+		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(dev, rtc);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __exit generic_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	struct rtc_device *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver generic_rtc_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.name = "rtc-generic",
+		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	},
+	.remove = __exit_p(generic_rtc_remove),
+};
+
+static int __init generic_rtc_init(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_probe(&generic_rtc_driver, generic_rtc_probe);
+}
+
+static void __exit generic_rtc_fini(void)
+{
+	platform_driver_unregister(&generic_rtc_driver);
+}
+
+module_init(generic_rtc_init);
+module_exit(generic_rtc_fini);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic RTC driver");
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:rtc-generic");
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-parisc.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-parisc.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 48ef5b4..0000000
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-parisc.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-/* rtc-parisc: RTC for HP PA-RISC firmware
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2008 Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>
- */
-
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/time.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/rtc.h>
-
-#include <asm/rtc.h>
-
-static int parisc_get_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
-{
-	unsigned int ret = get_rtc_time(tm);
-
-	if (ret & RTC_BATT_BAD)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	return rtc_valid_tm(tm);
-}
-
-static int parisc_set_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
-{
-	if (set_rtc_time(tm) < 0)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct rtc_class_ops parisc_rtc_ops = {
-	.read_time = parisc_get_time,
-	.set_time = parisc_set_time,
-};
-
-static int __init parisc_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
-{
-	struct rtc_device *rtc;
-
-	rtc = rtc_device_register("rtc-parisc", &dev->dev, &parisc_rtc_ops,
-				  THIS_MODULE);
-	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
-		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
-
-	platform_set_drvdata(dev, rtc);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int __exit parisc_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
-{
-	struct rtc_device *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct platform_driver parisc_rtc_driver = {
-	.driver = {
-		.name = "rtc-parisc",
-		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-	},
-	.remove = __exit_p(parisc_rtc_remove),
-};
-
-static int __init parisc_rtc_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_probe(&parisc_rtc_driver, parisc_rtc_probe);
-}
-
-static void __exit parisc_rtc_fini(void)
-{
-	platform_driver_unregister(&parisc_rtc_driver);
-}
-
-module_init(parisc_rtc_init);
-module_exit(parisc_rtc_fini);
-
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("HP PA-RISC RTC driver");
-MODULE_ALIAS("platform:rtc-parisc");
