diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index 5de7fbedb4e..759f53aaa7c 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ CONFIG_TPM_TIS_SANDBOX=y
 CONFIG_SOUND=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SOUND=y
 CONFIG_SOUND_SANDBOX=y
+CONFIG_DM_RTC=y
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Makefile b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
index 9077bb39f1e..3092de1d9c6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_RTC4543) += rtc4543.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_RV3029) += rv3029.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_RX8025) += rx8025.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_S3C24X0) += s3c24x0_rtc.o
-ifdef CONFIG_DM_RTC
 obj-$(CONFIG_SANDBOX) += sandbox_rtc.o
-endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_RTC_X1205) += x1205.o
diff --git a/include/configs/sandbox.h b/include/configs/sandbox.h
index 3bf45a224d2..ef0efc57959 100644
--- a/include/configs/sandbox.h
+++ b/include/configs/sandbox.h
@@ -207,5 +207,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_CMD_LZMADEC
 #define CONFIG_CMD_USB
+#define CONFIG_CMD_DATE
 
 #endif