diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/irq.c b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/irq.c
index e9d0c769f5da..cc1917bf952a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s3c2412/irq.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/regs-irq.h>
 #include <asm/arch/regs-gpio.h>
+#include <asm/arch/regs-power.h>
 
 #include <asm/plat-s3c24xx/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.h>
@@ -153,6 +154,22 @@ static struct irq_chip s3c2412_irq_cfsdi = {
 	.unmask		= s3c2412_irq_cfsdi_unmask,
 };
 
+static int s3c2412_irq_rtc_wake(unsigned int irqno, unsigned int state)
+{
+	unsigned long pwrcfg;
+
+	pwrcfg = __raw_readl(S3C2412_PWRCFG);
+	if (state)
+		pwrcfg &= ~S3C2412_PWRCFG_RTC_MASKIRQ;
+	else
+		pwrcfg |= S3C2412_PWRCFG_RTC_MASKIRQ;
+	__raw_writel(pwrcfg, S3C2412_PWRCFG);
+
+	return s3c_irq_chip.set_wake(irqno, state);
+}
+
+static struct irq_chip s3c2412_irq_rtc_chip;
+
 static int s3c2412_irq_add(struct sys_device *sysdev)
 {
 	unsigned int irqno;
@@ -173,6 +190,13 @@ static int s3c2412_irq_add(struct sys_device *sysdev)
 		set_irq_flags(irqno, IRQF_VALID);
 	}
 
+	/* change RTC IRQ's set wake method */
+
+	s3c2412_irq_rtc_chip = s3c_irq_chip;
+	s3c2412_irq_rtc_chip.set_wake = s3c2412_irq_rtc_wake;
+
+	set_irq_chip(IRQ_RTC, &s3c2412_irq_rtc_chip);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.c b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.c
index 8fbc88470261..d486f5112569 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ struct irq_chip s3c_irq_level_chip = {
 	.set_wake	= s3c_irq_wake
 };
 
-static struct irq_chip s3c_irq_chip = {
+struct irq_chip s3c_irq_chip = {
 	.name		= "s3c",
 	.ack		= s3c_irq_ack,
 	.mask		= s3c_irq_mask,
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.h b/include/asm-arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.h
index 8af6d9579b31..45746a995343 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/plat-s3c24xx/irq.h
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 
 #define EXTINT_OFF (IRQ_EINT4 - 4)
 
+/* these are exported for arch/arm/mach-* usage */
 extern struct irq_chip s3c_irq_level_chip;
+extern struct irq_chip s3c_irq_chip;
 
 static inline void
 s3c_irqsub_mask(unsigned int irqno, unsigned int parentbit,