--- linux-2.6.19/drivers/char/rtc.c.orig	2006-12-06 21:46:16.000000000 -0600
+++ linux-2.6.19/drivers/char/rtc.c	2006-12-06 21:46:48.000000000 -0600
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ irqreturn_t rtc_interrupt(int irq, void 
 	if (rtc_callback)
 		rtc_callback->func(rtc_callback->private_data);
 	spin_unlock(&rtc_task_lock);
-	wake_up_interruptible(&rtc_wait);
 
-	kill_fasync (&rtc_async_queue, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+	rtc_wake_event();
+	wake_up_interruptible(&rtc_wait);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -1328,7 +1328,6 @@ static void rtc_dropped_irq(unsigned lon
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "rtc: lost some interrupts at %ldHz.\n", freq);
 
 	/* Now we have new data */
-	rtc_wake_event();
 	wake_up_interruptible(&rtc_wait);
 
 	kill_fasync (&rtc_async_queue, SIGIO, POLL_IN);