diff --git a/src/Kconfig b/src/Kconfig
index 8c55837c4f..d7fff15d3b 100644
--- a/src/Kconfig
+++ b/src/Kconfig
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ menu "Generic Drivers"
 source "src/drivers/*/Kconfig"
 endmenu
 
+config RTC
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config TPM
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/src/drivers/ams/Kconfig b/src/drivers/ams/Kconfig
index 44b89c5f0c..6729443611 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ams/Kconfig
+++ b/src/drivers/ams/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config DRIVERS_AS3722_RTC
 	bool "AS3722 RTC support"
 	default n
+	select RTC
 
 config DRIVERS_AS3722_RTC_BUS
 	int "AS3722 RTC bus"
diff --git a/src/drivers/pc80/Kconfig b/src/drivers/pc80/Kconfig
index a1e94aba57..0ed1ecfc6b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/pc80/Kconfig
+++ b/src/drivers/pc80/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config DRIVERS_PS2_KEYBOARD
 config DRIVERS_MC146818
 	bool
 	default y if ARCH_X86
+	select RTC
 
 source src/drivers/pc80/tpm/Kconfig
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/ti/tps65913/Kconfig b/src/drivers/ti/tps65913/Kconfig
index bd24baeeba..5184c68f61 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ti/tps65913/Kconfig
+++ b/src/drivers/ti/tps65913/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ config DRIVERS_TI_TPS65913_RTC
 	bool "TI TPS65913 RTC support"
 	default n
 	select DRIVERS_TI_TPS65913
+	select RTC
 
 config DRIVERS_TI_TPS65913_RTC_BUS
 	int "TI TPS65913 RTC bus"
diff --git a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
index ed8001d4db..4cdbeea487 100644
--- a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ config SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3288
 	select BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
 	select UNCOMPRESSED_RAMSTAGE
 	select GENERIC_GPIO_LIB
+	select RTC
 
 if SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3288