diff --git a/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.c b/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.c
index b17932da5c..08c7b02bfd 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.c
+++ b/ports/esp32/machine_rtc.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t machine_rtc_memory(mp_uint_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(machine_rtc_memory_obj, 1, 2, machine_rtc_memory);
 
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t machine_rtc_locals_dict_table[] = {
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_init), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_rtc_datetime_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_init), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_rtc_init_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_datetime), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_rtc_datetime_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_memory), MP_ROM_PTR(&machine_rtc_memory_obj) },
 };