diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 3195dbd3ec34..e3cf2f54221f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -318,6 +318,20 @@ int rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_read_alarm);
 
+static int ___rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!rtc->ops)
+		err = -ENODEV;
+	else if (!rtc->ops->set_alarm)
+		err = -EINVAL;
+	else
+		err = rtc->ops->set_alarm(rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int __rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 {
 	struct rtc_time tm;
@@ -341,14 +355,7 @@ static int __rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	 * over right here, before we set the alarm.
 	 */
 
-	if (!rtc->ops)
-		err = -ENODEV;
-	else if (!rtc->ops->set_alarm)
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	else
-		err = rtc->ops->set_alarm(rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
-
-	return err;
+	return ___rtc_set_alarm(rtc, alarm);
 }
 
 int rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
@@ -762,6 +769,20 @@ static int rtc_timer_enqueue(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_timer *timer)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void rtc_alarm_disable(struct rtc_device *rtc)
+{
+	struct rtc_wkalrm alarm;
+	struct rtc_time tm;
+
+	__rtc_read_time(rtc, &tm);
+
+	alarm.time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(ktime_add(rtc_tm_to_ktime(tm),
+				     ktime_set(300, 0)));
+	alarm.enabled = 0;
+
+	___rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
+}
+
 /**
  * rtc_timer_remove - Removes a rtc_timer from the rtc_device timerqueue
  * @rtc rtc device
@@ -783,8 +804,10 @@ static void rtc_timer_remove(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_timer *timer)
 		struct rtc_wkalrm alarm;
 		int err;
 		next = timerqueue_getnext(&rtc->timerqueue);
-		if (!next)
+		if (!next) {
+			rtc_alarm_disable(rtc);
 			return;
+		}
 		alarm.time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(next->expires);
 		alarm.enabled = 1;
 		err = __rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
@@ -846,7 +869,8 @@ void rtc_timer_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		err = __rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
 		if (err == -ETIME)
 			goto again;
-	}
+	} else
+		rtc_alarm_disable(rtc);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 }