diff --git a/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig b/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig
index fe6544b..2c51a2f 100644
--- a/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/chromebook_link64_defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_INTEL=y
 CONFIG_CROS_EC=y
 CONFIG_CROS_EC_LPC=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_RTC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPL_TIMER=y
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
index 97cf7d8..bcc01b1 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@ config DM_RTC
 	  drivers to perform the actual functions. See rtc.h for a
 	  description of the API.
 
+config SPL_DM_RTC
+	bool "Enable Driver Model for RTC drivers in SPL"
+	depends on SPL_DM
+	help
+	  Enable drver model for real-time-clock drivers. The RTC uclass
+	  then provides the rtc_get()/rtc_set() interface, delegating to
+	  drivers to perform the actual functions. See rtc.h for a
+	  description of the API.
+
+config TPL_DM_RTC
+	bool "Enable Driver Model for RTC drivers in TPL"
+	depends on TPL_DM
+	help
+	  Enable drver model for real-time-clock drivers. The RTC uclass
+	  then provides the rtc_get()/rtc_set() interface, delegating to
+	  drivers to perform the actual functions. See rtc.h for a
+	  description of the API.
+
 config RTC_PCF2127
 	bool "Enable PCF2127 driver"
 	depends on DM_RTC
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Makefile b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
index 513e3ff..1724602 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
 #ccflags-y += -DDEBUG
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_DM_RTC) += rtc-uclass.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)DM_RTC) += rtc-uclass.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_AT91SAM9_RTT) += at91sam9_rtt.o
 obj-y += date.o