diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 96fa2da30763..970a3f415244 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1047,6 +1047,17 @@ static int stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		goto open_error;
 	}
 
+	/* Request the Wake IRQ in case of another line is used for WoL */
+	if (priv->wol_irq != dev->irq) {
+		ret = request_irq(priv->wol_irq, stmmac_interrupt,
+				  IRQF_SHARED, dev->name, dev);
+		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+			pr_err("%s: ERROR: allocating the ext WoL IRQ %d "
+			       "(error: %d)\n",	__func__, priv->wol_irq, ret);
+			goto open_error_wolirq;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Enable the MAC Rx/Tx */
 	stmmac_set_mac(priv->ioaddr, true);
 
@@ -1087,6 +1098,9 @@ static int stmmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
+open_error_wolirq:
+	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+
 open_error:
 #ifdef CONFIG_STMMAC_TIMER
 	kfree(priv->tm);
@@ -1127,6 +1141,8 @@ static int stmmac_release(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* Free the IRQ lines */
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
+	if (priv->wol_irq != dev->irq)
+		free_irq(priv->wol_irq, dev);
 
 	/* Stop TX/RX DMA and clear the descriptors */
 	priv->hw->dma->stop_tx(priv->ioaddr);