diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
index 76b302f30c8727fe638a8e9783f8246c037f1db6..1b7233c11af3e0eebf47f4e6a11c786998b16d97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ be_get_wol(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 
 	if (be_is_wol_supported(adapter)) {
 		wol->supported |= WAKE_MAGIC;
-		wol->wolopts |= WAKE_MAGIC;
+		if (adapter->wol)
+			wol->wolopts |= WAKE_MAGIC;
 	} else
 		wol->wolopts = 0;
 	memset(&wol->sopass, 0, sizeof(wol->sopass));