diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index fe514b1aa343..209aa4ec732c 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -57,7 +57,28 @@
  */
 
 static bool use_acpi_alarm;
-module_param(use_acpi_alarm, bool, 0444);
+static bool use_acpi_alarm_explicit;
+
+static int set_use_acpi_alarm(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = param_set_bool(val, kp);
+	if (!ret)
+		use_acpi_alarm_explicit = true;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct kernel_param_ops use_acpi_alarm_ops = {
+	.flags = KERNEL_PARAM_OPS_FL_NOARG,
+	.set = set_use_acpi_alarm,
+	.get = param_get_bool,
+};
+
+param_check_bool(use_acpi_alarm, &use_acpi_alarm);
+module_param_cb(use_acpi_alarm, &use_acpi_alarm_ops, &use_acpi_alarm, 0444);
+__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(use_acpi_alarm, "bool");
 
 static inline int cmos_use_acpi_alarm(void)
 {
@@ -822,6 +843,9 @@ static void rtc_wake_off(struct device *dev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 static void use_acpi_alarm_quirks(void)
 {
+	if (use_acpi_alarm_explicit)
+		return;
+
 	if (acpi_gbl_FADT.flags & ACPI_FADT_FIXED_RTC)
 		return;