diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-goldfish.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-goldfish.c
index a1c44d0c8557..30cbe22c57a8 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-goldfish.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-goldfish.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static int goldfish_rtc_set_alarm(struct device *dev,
 		rtc_alarm64 = rtc_alarm * NSEC_PER_SEC;
 		writel((rtc_alarm64 >> 32), base + TIMER_ALARM_HIGH);
 		writel(rtc_alarm64, base + TIMER_ALARM_LOW);
+		writel(1, base + TIMER_IRQ_ENABLED);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * if this function was called with enabled=0