diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
index 7fbd8f044207..2092ef6431f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ int asix_set_wol(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_wolinfo *wolinfo)
 	struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
 	u8 opt = 0;
 
+	if (wolinfo->wolopts & ~(WAKE_PHY | WAKE_MAGIC))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (wolinfo->wolopts & WAKE_PHY)
 		opt |= AX_MONITOR_LINK;
 	if (wolinfo->wolopts & WAKE_MAGIC)