diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/mrfld.c b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/mrfld.c
index e0607c77a1bd..ae7bdeb0e507 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/mrfld.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/mrfld.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ static unsigned long __init tangier_calibrate_tsc(void)
 static void __init tangier_arch_setup(void)
 {
 	x86_platform.calibrate_tsc = tangier_calibrate_tsc;
+	x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 1;
 }
 
 /* tangier arch ops */
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c
index 19b43e3a9f0f..e4d4cabbb370 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/sfi.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <asm/intel_scu_ipc.h>
 #include <asm/apb_timer.h>
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
+#include <asm/time.h>
 
 #define	SFI_SIG_OEM0	"OEM0"
 #define MAX_IPCDEVS	24
@@ -539,8 +540,21 @@ static int __init sfi_parse_devs(struct sfi_table_header *table)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __init intel_mid_legacy_rtc_init(void)
+{
+	struct irq_alloc_info info;
+
+	if (!x86_platform.legacy.rtc)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ioapic_set_alloc_attr(&info, NUMA_NO_NODE, 1, 0);
+	return mp_map_gsi_to_irq(RTC_IRQ, IOAPIC_MAP_ALLOC, &info);
+}
+
 static int __init intel_mid_platform_init(void)
 {
+	intel_mid_legacy_rtc_init();
+
 	sfi_table_parse(SFI_SIG_GPIO, NULL, NULL, sfi_parse_gpio);
 	sfi_table_parse(SFI_SIG_DEVS, NULL, NULL, sfi_parse_devs);
 	return 0;