diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-fsl-ftm-alarm.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-fsl-ftm-alarm.c
index c0df49fb978c..3d7c4077fe1c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-fsl-ftm-alarm.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-fsl-ftm-alarm.c
@@ -327,12 +327,7 @@ static struct platform_driver ftm_rtc_driver = {
 	},
 };
 
-static int __init ftm_alarm_init(void)
-{
-	return platform_driver_register(&ftm_rtc_driver);
-}
-
-device_initcall(ftm_alarm_init);
+module_platform_driver(ftm_rtc_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NXP/Freescale FlexTimer alarm driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Biwen Li <biwen.li@nxp.com>");