diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c b/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c
index a56c844d7f81..16795e07dc10 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/gpio-ir-recv.c
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ static int gpio_ir_recv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		rcdev->map_name = RC_MAP_EMPTY;
 
 	gpio_dev->rcdev = rcdev;
+	if (of_property_read_bool(np, "wakeup-source"))
+		device_init_wakeup(dev, true);
 
 	rc = devm_rc_register_device(dev, rcdev);
 	if (rc < 0) {