diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/Kconfig
index a05f4bbdd6..4287636c82 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_SPI
 	select FW_CONFIG
 	select FW_CONFIG_SOURCE_CHROMEEC_CBI
+	select RTC
 
 config MAINBOARD_DIR
 	string
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/romstage.c
index 75175ce94a..1ba948ee9e 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/skywalker/romstage.c
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 #include <soc/mt6315.h>
 #include <soc/mt6359p.h>
 #include <soc/pmif.h>
+#include <soc/rtc.h>
 
 void platform_romstage_main(void)
 {
 	mtk_pmif_init();
 	mt6315_init();
 	mt6359p_init();
+	rtc_boot();
 	mtk_dram_init();
 }