diff --git a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
index cb72965b3281..90c7212de087 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
@@ -464,9 +464,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_init_wakeup);
  */
 int device_set_wakeup_enable(struct device *dev, bool enable)
 {
-	if (!dev || !dev->power.can_wakeup)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	return enable ? device_wakeup_enable(dev) : device_wakeup_disable(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_set_wakeup_enable);