diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 345b4c6d1fd4..fea3bf07ae89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,6 @@ static void stmmac_check_pcs_mode(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
  */
 static int stmmac_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct ethtool_wolinfo wol = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GWOL };
 	struct stmmac_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct device_node *node;
 	int ret;
@@ -1222,8 +1221,12 @@ static int stmmac_init_phy(struct net_device *dev)
 		ret = phylink_connect_phy(priv->phylink, phydev);
 	}
 
-	phylink_ethtool_get_wol(priv->phylink, &wol);
-	device_set_wakeup_capable(priv->device, !!wol.supported);
+	if (!priv->plat->pmt) {
+		struct ethtool_wolinfo wol = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GWOL };
+
+		phylink_ethtool_get_wol(priv->phylink, &wol);
+		device_set_wakeup_capable(priv->device, !!wol.supported);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }