diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index 5894566ec480..d788e2e6397c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -1600,7 +1600,8 @@ static void mwifiex_probe_of(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, adapter->irq_wakeup,
-			       mwifiex_irq_wakeup_handler, IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW,
+			       mwifiex_irq_wakeup_handler,
+			       IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW | IRQF_NO_AUTOEN,
 			       "wifi_wake", adapter);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to request irq_wakeup %d (%d)\n",
@@ -1608,7 +1609,6 @@ static void mwifiex_probe_of(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		goto err_exit;
 	}
 
-	disable_irq(adapter->irq_wakeup);
 	if (device_init_wakeup(dev, true)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "fail to init wakeup for mwifiex\n");
 		goto err_exit;