diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 8a1c031..c55a160 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -380,18 +380,27 @@
 int rtc_initialize_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 {
 	int err;
+	struct rtc_time now;
 
 	err = rtc_valid_tm(&alarm->time);
 	if (err != 0)
 		return err;
 
+	err = rtc_read_time(rtc, &now);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	rtc->aie_timer.node.expires = rtc_tm_to_ktime(alarm->time);
 	rtc->aie_timer.period = ktime_set(0, 0);
-	if (alarm->enabled) {
+
+	/* Alarm has to be enabled & in the futrure for us to enqueue it */
+	if (alarm->enabled && (rtc_tm_to_ktime(now).tv64 <
+			 rtc->aie_timer.node.expires.tv64)) {
+
 		rtc->aie_timer.enabled = 1;
 		timerqueue_add(&rtc->timerqueue, &rtc->aie_timer.node);
 	}