diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 0e62d74b09b3..00c387bf41b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -1749,13 +1749,21 @@ static u32 __rtl8169_get_wol(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 static void rtl8169_get_wol(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct device *d = &tp->pci_dev->dev;
+
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(d);
 
 	rtl_lock_work(tp);
 
 	wol->supported = WAKE_ANY;
-	wol->wolopts = __rtl8169_get_wol(tp);
+	if (pm_runtime_active(d))
+		wol->wolopts = __rtl8169_get_wol(tp);
+	else
+		wol->wolopts = tp->saved_wolopts;
 
 	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
+
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(d);
 }
 
 static void __rtl8169_set_wol(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 wolopts)
@@ -1845,6 +1853,9 @@ static void __rtl8169_set_wol(struct rtl8169_private *tp, u32 wolopts)
 static int rtl8169_set_wol(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
 	struct rtl8169_private *tp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct device *d = &tp->pci_dev->dev;
+
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(d);
 
 	rtl_lock_work(tp);
 
@@ -1852,12 +1863,17 @@ static int rtl8169_set_wol(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 		tp->features |= RTL_FEATURE_WOL;
 	else
 		tp->features &= ~RTL_FEATURE_WOL;
-	__rtl8169_set_wol(tp, wol->wolopts);
+	if (pm_runtime_active(d))
+		__rtl8169_set_wol(tp, wol->wolopts);
+	else
+		tp->saved_wolopts = wol->wolopts;
 
 	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
 
 	device_set_wakeup_enable(&tp->pci_dev->dev, wol->wolopts);
 
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(d);
+
 	return 0;
 }