diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8ca9e4b0652d..d0bb35e76203 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ linux (4.13.4-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * thp: Enable TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_ALWAYS instead of
     TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_MADVISE
   * ALSA: Enable SND_OSSEMUL, a new dependency of SND_{MIXER,PCM}_OSS
+  * [armel] rtc: Disable RTC_NVMEM
 
   [ Uwe Kleine-König ]
   * [arm64] really enable NET_DSA_MV88E6XXX for Espressobin
diff --git a/debian/config/armel/config.marvell b/debian/config/armel/config.marvell
index d53a4b5f5421..bc6ca410a3d6 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/config.marvell
+++ b/debian/config/armel/config.marvell
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_FIXED_VOLTAGE=y
 ##
 ## file: drivers/rtc/Kconfig
 ##
+# CONFIG_RTC_NVMEM is not set
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_DS1307=m
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_RS5C372=m
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PCF8563=m
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index 5f5bd75805cc..31ce57602074 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -4140,6 +4140,7 @@ CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE="rtc0"
 CONFIG_RTC_SYSTOHC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_SYSTOHC_DEVICE="rtc0"
 # CONFIG_RTC_DEBUG is not set
+CONFIG_RTC_NVMEM=y
 CONFIG_RTC_INTF_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_RTC_INTF_PROC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_INTF_DEV=y