diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index bdbf86cb102af2..46944c02b45eda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ struct stmmac_priv {
 	u32 msg_enable;
 	int wolopts;
 	int wol_irq;
+	bool wol_irq_disabled;
 	int clk_csr;
 	struct timer_list eee_ctrl_timer;
 	int lpi_irq;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
index 35c8dd92d3692f..f03aa8a0b89542 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_ethtool.c
@@ -761,10 +761,16 @@ static int stmmac_set_wol(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 	if (wol->wolopts) {
 		pr_info("stmmac: wakeup enable\n");
 		device_set_wakeup_enable(priv->device, 1);
-		enable_irq_wake(priv->wol_irq);
+		/* Avoid unbalanced enable_irq_wake calls */
+		if (priv->wol_irq_disabled)
+			enable_irq_wake(priv->wol_irq);
+		priv->wol_irq_disabled = false;
 	} else {
 		device_set_wakeup_enable(priv->device, 0);
-		disable_irq_wake(priv->wol_irq);
+		/* Avoid unbalanced disable_irq_wake calls */
+		if (!priv->wol_irq_disabled)
+			disable_irq_wake(priv->wol_irq);
+		priv->wol_irq_disabled = true;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index deb6e95a1bca6f..8f8de14347a949 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3519,6 +3519,7 @@ static int stmmac_request_irq_multi_msi(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Request the Wake IRQ in case of another line
 	 * is used for WoL
 	 */
+	priv->wol_irq_disabled = true;
 	if (priv->wol_irq > 0 && priv->wol_irq != dev->irq) {
 		int_name = priv->int_name_wol;
 		sprintf(int_name, "%s:%s", dev->name, "wol");