diff --git a/TESTS/mbed_hal/rtc/main.cpp b/TESTS/mbed_hal/rtc/main.cpp
index 947bae34e8..179bb3db8d 100644
--- a/TESTS/mbed_hal/rtc/main.cpp
+++ b/TESTS/mbed_hal/rtc/main.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ void rtc_write_read_test()
 {
     RealTimeClock::init();
 
-    for (auto init_val = RealTimeClock::time_point(100s); init_val < RealTimeClock::time_point(400s); init_val += 100s) {
+    /* NB: IAR compilation issue with "auto init_val = RealTimeClock::time_point(100s)" */
+    for (auto init_val = RealTimeClock::time_point(seconds(100)); init_val < RealTimeClock::time_point(400s); init_val += 100s) {
         core_util_critical_section_enter();
 
         RealTimeClock::write(init_val);