diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/romulus.cfg b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/romulus.cfg
index 01fb1c1..2a20c7e 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/romulus.cfg
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/romulus.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_HWMON=y
 CONFIG_SENSORS_TMP421=y
 CONFIG_SENSORS_MAX31785=y
+CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RV8803=y
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/witherspoon.cfg b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/witherspoon.cfg
index 45e7a1c..886137e 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/witherspoon.cfg
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/witherspoon.cfg
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 CONFIG_SENSORS_TMP421=y
 CONFIG_SENSORS_MAX31785=y
 CONFIG_SENSORS_UCD9000=y
+CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RV8803=y