diff --git a/recipes/core/drivers-initfs/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/drivers-initfs/recipe.toml
index eecbb7c7..c02a4b63 100644
--- a/recipes/core/drivers-initfs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/drivers-initfs/recipe.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BINS=(
     nvmed
     pcid
     pcid-spawner
+    rtcd
     vesad
 )
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_PANIC=abort
 for bin in "${BINS[@]}"
 do
     case "${bin}" in
-      pcid | pcid-spawner | fbbootlogd | fbcond | inputd | vesad | lived | ps2d | acpid | bcm2835-sdhcid)
+      pcid | pcid-spawner | fbbootlogd | fbcond | inputd | vesad | lived | ps2d | acpid | bcm2835-sdhcid | rtcd)
         cp -v "target/${TARGET}/release/${bin}" "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/bin"
         ;;
       *)
diff --git a/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc b/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc
index 668d206e..f9cade70 100644
--- a/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc
+++ b/recipes/core/initfs/init.rc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # that should be set for every program.
 export PATH /bin
 export RUST_BACKTRACE 1
+rtcd
 nulld
 zerod
 randd