diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi
index 2316d578e746..12accae5b6bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi
@@ -388,6 +388,14 @@
 		sys_poweroff = <0x84000008>;
 	};
 
+	rtc {
+		compatible = "amlogic, aml_vrtc";
+		alarm_reg_addr = <0xc81000a8>;
+		timer_e_addr = <0xc1109988>;
+		init_date = "2018/01/01";
+		status = "okay";
+	};
+
 	soc {
 		compatible = "simple-bus";
 		#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi
index 43885b0e5554..ffc50a277db0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesontxl.dtsi
@@ -388,6 +388,14 @@
 		sys_poweroff = <0x84000008>;
 	};
 
+	rtc {
+		compatible = "amlogic, aml_vrtc";
+		alarm_reg_addr = <0xc81000a8>;
+		timer_e_addr = <0xc1109988>;
+		init_date = "2018/01/01";
+		status = "okay";
+	};
+
 	soc {
 		compatible = "simple-bus";
 		#address-cells = <2>;
diff --git a/drivers/amlogic/vrtc/aml_vrtc.c b/drivers/amlogic/vrtc/aml_vrtc.c
index 063cb4eaddbd..1f102f36fbcd 100644
--- a/drivers/amlogic/vrtc/aml_vrtc.c
+++ b/drivers/amlogic/vrtc/aml_vrtc.c
@@ -188,8 +188,12 @@ static int aml_vrtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!ret) {
 		pr_debug("init_date: %s\n", str);
 		if (!scpi_get_vrtc(&vrtc_val)) {
-			vrtc_init_date = vrtc_val;
-			pr_debug("get vrtc: %us\n", vrtc_init_date);
+			if (!vrtc_val)
+				parse_init_date(str);
+			else {
+				vrtc_init_date = vrtc_val;
+				pr_debug("get vrtc: %us\n", vrtc_init_date);
+			}
 		} else
 			parse_init_date(str);
 	}