diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
index 657403ebd54a..0ec3f588a255 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max6902.c
@@ -139,12 +139,13 @@ static int __devinit max6902_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc))
 		return PTR_ERR(rtc);
 
+	dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, rtc);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __devexit max6902_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	struct rtc_device *rtc = platform_get_drvdata(spi);
+	struct rtc_device *rtc = dev_get_drvdata(&spi->dev);
 
 	rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
 	return 0;