diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
index 21a6f1eddb09..fe1247e771b9 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/bcd.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/bitfield.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 #define RV8803_EXT			0x0D
 #define RV8803_FLAG			0x0E
 #define RV8803_CTRL			0x0F
+#define RV8803_OSC_OFFSET		0x2C
 
 #define RV8803_EXT_WADA			BIT(6)
 
@@ -49,12 +51,15 @@
 #define RV8803_CTRL_TIE			BIT(4)
 #define RV8803_CTRL_UIE			BIT(5)
 
+#define RX8803_CTRL_CSEL		GENMASK(7, 6)
+
 #define RX8900_BACKUP_CTRL		0x18
 #define RX8900_FLAG_SWOFF		BIT(2)
 #define RX8900_FLAG_VDETOFF		BIT(3)
 
 enum rv8803_type {
 	rv_8803,
+	rx_8803,
 	rx_8804,
 	rx_8900
 };
@@ -137,10 +142,41 @@ static int rv8803_write_regs(const struct i2c_client *client,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int rv8803_regs_init(struct rv8803_data *rv8803)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = rv8803_write_reg(rv8803->client, RV8803_OSC_OFFSET, 0x00);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = rv8803_write_reg(rv8803->client, RV8803_CTRL,
+			       FIELD_PREP(RX8803_CTRL_CSEL, 1)); /* 2s */
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = rv8803_write_regs(rv8803->client, RV8803_ALARM_MIN, 3,
+				(u8[]){ 0, 0, 0 });
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return rv8803_write_reg(rv8803->client, RV8803_RAM, 0x00);
+}
+
 static int rv8803_regs_configure(struct rv8803_data *rv8803);
 
 static int rv8803_regs_reset(struct rv8803_data *rv8803)
 {
+	/*
+	 * The RV-8803 resets all registers to POR defaults after voltage-loss,
+	 * the Epson RTCs don't, so we manually reset the remainder here.
+	 */
+	if (rv8803->type == rx_8803 || rv8803->type == rx_8900) {
+		int ret = rv8803_regs_init(rv8803);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	return rv8803_regs_configure(rv8803);
 }
 
@@ -631,7 +667,7 @@ static int rv8803_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 static const struct i2c_device_id rv8803_id[] = {
 	{ "rv8803", rv_8803 },
 	{ "rv8804", rx_8804 },
-	{ "rx8803", rv_8803 },
+	{ "rx8803", rx_8803 },
 	{ "rx8900", rx_8900 },
 	{ }
 };
@@ -644,7 +680,7 @@ static const __maybe_unused struct of_device_id rv8803_of_match[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.compatible = "epson,rx8803",
-		.data = (void *)rv_8803
+		.data = (void *)rx_8803
 	},
 	{
 		.compatible = "epson,rx8804",