#define JZ_REG_RTC_CTRL                0x00
 #define JZ_REG_RTC_SEC         0x04
 #define JZ_REG_RTC_SEC_ALARM   0x08
-#define JZ_REG_REGULATOR       0x0C
+#define JZ_REG_RTC_REGULATOR   0x0C
+#define JZ_REG_RTC_SCRATCHPAD  0x34
 
 #define JZ_RTC_CTRL_WRDY       BIT(7)
 #define JZ_RTC_CTRL_1HZ                BIT(6)
 {
        int ret;
        struct jz4740_rtc *rtc;
+       uint32_t scratchpad;
 
        rtc = kmalloc(sizeof(*rtc), GFP_KERNEL);
 
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to request rtc irq: %d\n", ret);
                goto err_unregister_rtc;
        }
-       printk("rtc-ctrl: %d\n", jz4740_rtc_reg_read(rtc, JZ_REG_RTC_CTRL));
+
+       scratchpad = jz4740_rtc_reg_read(rtc, JZ_REG_RTC_SCRATCHPAD);
+       if (scratchpad != 0x12345678) {
+               jz4740_rtc_reg_write(rtc, JZ_REG_RTC_SCRATCHPAD, 0x12345678);
+               jz4740_rtc_reg_write(rtc, JZ_REG_RTC_SEC, 0);
+       }
 
        return 0;