diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index 9e8ad372f419..2207f7a7d1ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ ax88179_set_wol(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wolinfo)
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	u8 opt = 0;
 
+	if (wolinfo->wolopts & ~(WAKE_PHY | WAKE_MAGIC))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (wolinfo->wolopts & WAKE_PHY)
 		opt |= AX_MONITOR_MODE_RWLC;
 	if (wolinfo->wolopts & WAKE_MAGIC)