diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/stm32429i-eval.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/stm32429i-eval.dts
index 21812207dcfa..eedb27d33f66 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/stm32429i-eval.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/stm32429i-eval.dts
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ phy1: ethernet-phy@1 {
 	};
 };
 
+&rtc {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &usart1 {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&usart1_pins_a>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";