diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
index 69ea3ce75b5a..3cdfd78a07cc 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-max77686.c
@@ -686,6 +686,11 @@ static int max77686_rtc_init_reg(struct max77686_rtc_info *info)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void max77686_rtc_release_dev(void *client)
+{
+	i2c_unregister_device(client);
+}
+
 static int max77686_init_rtc_regmap(struct max77686_rtc_info *info)
 {
 	struct device *parent = info->dev->parent;
@@ -713,12 +718,17 @@ static int max77686_init_rtc_regmap(struct max77686_rtc_info *info)
 		goto add_rtc_irq;
 	}
 
-	client = devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(info->dev, parent_i2c->adapter,
-					   info->drv_data->rtc_i2c_addr);
+	client = i2c_new_ancillary_device(parent_i2c, "rtc",
+					  info->drv_data->rtc_i2c_addr);
 	if (IS_ERR(client))
 		return dev_err_probe(info->dev, PTR_ERR(client),
 				     "Failed to allocate I2C device for RTC\n");
 
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(info->dev, max77686_rtc_release_dev,
+				       client);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	info->rtc_regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client,
 						info->drv_data->regmap_config);
 	if (IS_ERR(info->rtc_regmap))