diff --git a/qemu-config.c b/qemu-config.c
index ca93dc78e9..2e396aef7c 100644
--- a/qemu-config.c
+++ b/qemu-config.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static QemuOptsList *lists[] = {
     &qemu_drive_opts,
     &qemu_chardev_opts,
     &qemu_device_opts,
+    &qemu_rtc_opts,
     NULL,
 };