diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index 6bb778e10461..37b582225854 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -1436,15 +1436,25 @@ static int ethtool_get_wol(struct net_device *dev, char __user *useraddr)
 
 static int ethtool_set_wol(struct net_device *dev, char __user *useraddr)
 {
-	struct ethtool_wolinfo wol;
+	struct ethtool_wolinfo wol, cur_wol;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->set_wol)
+	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_wol || !dev->ethtool_ops->set_wol)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	memset(&cur_wol, 0, sizeof(struct ethtool_wolinfo));
+	cur_wol.cmd = ETHTOOL_GWOL;
+	dev->ethtool_ops->get_wol(dev, &cur_wol);
+
 	if (copy_from_user(&wol, useraddr, sizeof(wol)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	if (wol.wolopts & ~cur_wol.supported)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (wol.wolopts == cur_wol.wolopts)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = dev->ethtool_ops->set_wol(dev, &wol);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;