diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
index 3b8d456e857d..996074dc63c5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
@@ -1641,6 +1641,8 @@ static int sdhci_arasan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_add_host;
 
+	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, 1);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_add_host: