diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx1.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx1.c
index 1cd1c5b..6b9407b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx1.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int __init mx1_clocks_init(unsigned long fref)
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[dummy], "ahb", "imx-fb.0");
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[hclk], "mshc", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[per3], "ssi", NULL);
-	clk_register_clkdev(clk[clk32], NULL, "mxc_rtc.0");
+	clk_register_clkdev(clk[clk32], NULL, "imx1-rtc.0");
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[clko], "clko", NULL);
 
 	mxc_timer_init(MX1_IO_ADDRESS(MX1_TIM1_BASE_ADDR), MX1_TIM1_INT);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx27.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx27.c
index 6ae2868..5ff5cf0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx27.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx27.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int __init mx27_clocks_init(unsigned long fref)
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[gpio_ipg_gate], "gpio", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[brom_ahb_gate], "brom", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[ata_ahb_gate], "ata", NULL);
-	clk_register_clkdev(clk[rtc_ipg_gate], NULL, "mxc_rtc");
+	clk_register_clkdev(clk[rtc_ipg_gate], NULL, "imx21-rtc");
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[scc_ipg_gate], "scc", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[cpu_div], "cpu", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[emi_ahb_gate], "emi_ahb" , NULL);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx31.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx31.c
index 729d1a9..d9ff16e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx31.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx31.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int __init mx31_clocks_init(unsigned long fref)
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[cspi3_gate], NULL, "imx31-cspi.2");
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[pwm_gate], "pwm", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[wdog_gate], NULL, "imx2-wdt.0");
-	clk_register_clkdev(clk[rtc_gate], NULL, "mxc_rtc");
+	clk_register_clkdev(clk[rtc_gate], NULL, "imx21-rtc");
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[epit1_gate], "epit", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[epit2_gate], "epit", NULL);
 	clk_register_clkdev(clk[nfc], NULL, "imx27-nand.0");
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h
index d9717b3..73ae524 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/devices-common.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ struct platform_device *__init imx_add_mxc_pwm(
 
 /* mxc_rtc */
 struct imx_mxc_rtc_data {
+	const char *devid;
 	resource_size_t iobase;
 	resource_size_t irq;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-mxc_rtc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-mxc_rtc.c
index daaf979..f35f848 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-mxc_rtc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/devices/platform-mxc_rtc.c
@@ -9,20 +9,21 @@
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include "devices-common.h"
 
-#define imx_mxc_rtc_data_entry_single(soc)				\
+#define imx_mxc_rtc_data_entry_single(soc, _devid)			\
 	{								\
+		.devid = _devid,					\
 		.iobase = soc ## _RTC_BASE_ADDR,			\
 		.irq = soc ## _INT_RTC,					\
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX31
 const struct imx_mxc_rtc_data imx31_mxc_rtc_data __initconst =
-	imx_mxc_rtc_data_entry_single(MX31);
+	imx_mxc_rtc_data_entry_single(MX31, "imx21-rtc");
 #endif /* ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX31 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX35
 const struct imx_mxc_rtc_data imx35_mxc_rtc_data __initconst =
-	imx_mxc_rtc_data_entry_single(MX35);
+	imx_mxc_rtc_data_entry_single(MX35, "imx21-rtc");
 #endif /* ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX35 */
 
 struct platform_device *__init imx_add_mxc_rtc(
@@ -40,6 +41,6 @@ struct platform_device *__init imx_add_mxc_rtc(
 		},
 	};
 
-	return imx_add_platform_device("mxc_rtc", -1,
+	return imx_add_platform_device(data->devid, -1,
 			res, ARRAY_SIZE(res), NULL, 0);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mxc.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mxc.c
index e3e50d6..aa81c32 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-mxc.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 
-#include <mach/hardware.h>
-
 #define RTC_INPUT_CLK_32768HZ	(0x00 << 5)
 #define RTC_INPUT_CLK_32000HZ	(0x01 << 5)
 #define RTC_INPUT_CLK_38400HZ	(0x02 << 5)
@@ -72,14 +70,38 @@ static const u32 PIE_BIT_DEF[MAX_PIE_NUM][2] = {
 #define RTC_TEST2	0x2C	/*  32bit rtc test reg 2 */
 #define RTC_TEST3	0x30	/*  32bit rtc test reg 3 */
 
+enum imx_rtc_type {
+	IMX1_RTC,
+	IMX21_RTC,
+};
+
 struct rtc_plat_data {
 	struct rtc_device *rtc;
 	void __iomem *ioaddr;
 	int irq;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	struct rtc_time g_rtc_alarm;
+	enum imx_rtc_type devtype;
 };
 
+static struct platform_device_id imx_rtc_devtype[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "imx1-rtc",
+		.driver_data = IMX1_RTC,
+	}, {
+		.name = "imx21-rtc",
+		.driver_data = IMX21_RTC,
+	}, {
+		/* sentinel */
+	}
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, imx_rtc_devtype);
+
+static inline int is_imx1_rtc(struct rtc_plat_data *data)
+{
+	return data->devtype == IMX1_RTC;
+}
+
 /*
  * This function is used to obtain the RTC time or the alarm value in
  * second.
@@ -278,10 +300,13 @@ static int mxc_rtc_read_time(struct device *dev, struct rtc_time *tm)
  */
 static int mxc_rtc_set_mmss(struct device *dev, unsigned long time)
 {
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
+	struct rtc_plat_data *pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
 	/*
 	 * TTC_DAYR register is 9-bit in MX1 SoC, save time and day of year only
 	 */
-	if (cpu_is_mx1()) {
+	if (is_imx1_rtc(pdata)) {
 		struct rtc_time tm;
 
 		rtc_time_to_tm(time, &tm);
@@ -360,6 +385,8 @@ static int __init mxc_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!pdata)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	pdata->devtype = pdev->id_entry->driver_data;
+
 	if (!devm_request_mem_region(&pdev->dev, res->start,
 				     resource_size(res), pdev->name))
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -482,6 +509,7 @@ static struct platform_driver mxc_rtc_driver = {
 #endif
 		   .owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
+	.id_table	= imx_rtc_devtype,
 	.remove		= __exit_p(mxc_rtc_remove),
 };
 
