diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c
index 8539194843400..b2f8a33b36ff4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void __init x86_early_init_platform_quirks(void)
 	case X86_SUBARCH_XEN:
 	case X86_SUBARCH_LGUEST:
 	case X86_SUBARCH_INTEL_MID:
+	case X86_SUBARCH_CE4100:
 		x86_platform.legacy.devices.pnpbios = 0;
 		x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 0;
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
index ff4f4180fefd2..eceaa082ec3fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ static __init int add_rtc_cmos(void)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	if (of_have_populated_dt())
-		return 0;
-
 	if (!x86_platform.legacy.rtc)
 		return -ENODEV;