--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig	2009-03-28 04:25:33.000000000 -0400
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig	2009-03-26 12:53:59.000000000 -0400
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ config RTC_DRV_DS1742
 
 config RTC_DRV_EFI
 	tristate "EFI RTC"
-	depends on IA64
+	depends on IA64 || (X86 && EFI) || (X86_64 && EFI)
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you will get support for the EFI
 	  Real Time Clock.
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time_32.c	2009-03-12 22:39:28.000000000 -0400
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time_32.c	2009-03-27 12:08:58.000000000 -0400
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/mca.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 #include <asm/arch_hooks.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
@@ -135,3 +136,24 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 	tsc_init();
 	late_time_init = choose_time_init();
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
+extern int efi_enabled;
+
+static struct platform_device rtc_efi_dev = {
+	.name = "rtc-efi",
+	.id = -1,
+};
+
+static int __init rtc_init(void)
+{
+	if (efi_enabled) {
+		if (platform_device_register(&rtc_efi_dev) < 0)
+			printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register rtc device...\n");
+	}
+	/* not necessarily an error */
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(rtc_init);
+#endif
+
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time_64.c	2009-03-12 22:39:28.000000000 -0400
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time_64.c	2009-03-27 12:09:39.000000000 -0400
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/mca.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 #include <asm/i8253.h>
 #include <asm/hpet.h>
@@ -135,3 +136,24 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 
 	late_time_init = choose_time_init();
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
+extern int efi_enabled;
+
+static struct platform_device rtc_efi_dev = {
+	.name = "rtc-efi",
+	.id = -1,
+};
+
+static int __init rtc_init(void)
+{
+	if (efi_enabled) {
+		if (platform_device_register(&rtc_efi_dev) < 0)
+			printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register rtc device...\n");
+	}
+	/* not necessarily an error */
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(rtc_init);
+#endif
+