diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 4b69d061d90f..803ed4c93503 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -1970,8 +1970,7 @@ static int register_grp_irqs(struct gfar_priv_grp *grp)
 		/* Install our interrupt handlers for Error,
 		 * Transmit, and Receive
 		 */
-		err = request_irq(gfar_irq(grp, ER)->irq, gfar_error,
-				  IRQF_NO_SUSPEND,
+		err = request_irq(gfar_irq(grp, ER)->irq, gfar_error, 0,
 				  gfar_irq(grp, ER)->name, grp);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			netif_err(priv, intr, dev, "Can't get IRQ %d\n",
@@ -1979,6 +1978,8 @@ static int register_grp_irqs(struct gfar_priv_grp *grp)
 
 			goto err_irq_fail;
 		}
+		enable_irq_wake(gfar_irq(grp, ER)->irq);
+
 		err = request_irq(gfar_irq(grp, TX)->irq, gfar_transmit, 0,
 				  gfar_irq(grp, TX)->name, grp);
 		if (err < 0) {
@@ -1994,14 +1995,14 @@ static int register_grp_irqs(struct gfar_priv_grp *grp)
 			goto rx_irq_fail;
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = request_irq(gfar_irq(grp, TX)->irq, gfar_interrupt,
-				  IRQF_NO_SUSPEND,
+		err = request_irq(gfar_irq(grp, TX)->irq, gfar_interrupt, 0,
 				  gfar_irq(grp, TX)->name, grp);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			netif_err(priv, intr, dev, "Can't get IRQ %d\n",
 				  gfar_irq(grp, TX)->irq);
 			goto err_irq_fail;
 		}
+		enable_irq_wake(gfar_irq(grp, TX)->irq);
 	}
 
 	return 0;