diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 504db2348a3e..c3217a5c2fe1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -6739,6 +6739,11 @@ static int rtl8152_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	intf->needs_remote_wakeup = 1;
 
+	if (!rtl_can_wakeup(tp))
+		__rtl_set_wol(tp, 0);
+	else
+		tp->saved_wolopts = __rtl_get_wol(tp);
+
 	tp->rtl_ops.init(tp);
 #if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_USB_RTL8152)
 	/* Retry in case request_firmware() is not ready yet. */
@@ -6756,10 +6761,6 @@ static int rtl8152_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		goto out1;
 	}
 
-	if (!rtl_can_wakeup(tp))
-		__rtl_set_wol(tp, 0);
-
-	tp->saved_wolopts = __rtl_get_wol(tp);
 	if (tp->saved_wolopts)
 		device_set_wakeup_enable(&udev->dev, true);
 	else