1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
index 52e2743b04ec..079e9ed907e0 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
@@ -432,9 +432,15 @@ static int rtc_dev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
         struct rtc_device *rtc = file->private_data;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RTC_INTF_DEV_UIE_EMUL
-        clear_uie(rtc);
-#endif
+        /* We shut down the repeating IRQs that userspace enabled,
+         * since nothing is listening to them.
+         *  - Update (UIE) ... currently only managed through ioctls
+         *  - Periodic (PIE) ... also used through rtc_*() interface calls
+         *
+         * Leave the alarm alone; it may be set to trigger a system wakeup
+         * later, or be used by kernel code, and is a one-shot event anyway.
+         */
+        rtc_dev_ioctl(file, RTC_UIE_OFF, 0);
         rtc_irq_set_state(rtc, NULL, 0);
 
         if (rtc->ops->release)