diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
index 7a6dd5e5e498..143b9a384af8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ static void bcm_sysport_get_wol(struct net_device *dev,
 				struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
 	struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-	u32 reg;
 
 	wol->supported = WAKE_MAGIC | WAKE_MAGICSECURE;
 	wol->wolopts = priv->wolopts;
@@ -408,11 +407,7 @@ static void bcm_sysport_get_wol(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!(priv->wolopts & WAKE_MAGICSECURE))
 		return;
 
-	/* Return the programmed SecureOn password */
-	reg = umac_readl(priv, UMAC_PSW_MS);
-	put_unaligned_be16(reg, &wol->sopass[0]);
-	reg = umac_readl(priv, UMAC_PSW_LS);
-	put_unaligned_be32(reg, &wol->sopass[2]);
+	memcpy(wol->sopass, priv->sopass, sizeof(priv->sopass));
 }
 
 static int bcm_sysport_set_wol(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -428,13 +423,8 @@ static int bcm_sysport_set_wol(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (wol->wolopts & ~supported)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Program the SecureOn password */
-	if (wol->wolopts & WAKE_MAGICSECURE) {
-		umac_writel(priv, get_unaligned_be16(&wol->sopass[0]),
-			    UMAC_PSW_MS);
-		umac_writel(priv, get_unaligned_be32(&wol->sopass[2]),
-			    UMAC_PSW_LS);
-	}
+	if (wol->wolopts & WAKE_MAGICSECURE)
+		memcpy(priv->sopass, wol->sopass, sizeof(priv->sopass));
 
 	/* Flag the device and relevant IRQ as wakeup capable */
 	if (wol->wolopts) {
@@ -1889,12 +1879,17 @@ static int bcm_sysport_suspend_to_wol(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv)
 	unsigned int timeout = 1000;
 	u32 reg;
 
-	/* Password has already been programmed */
 	reg = umac_readl(priv, UMAC_MPD_CTRL);
 	reg |= MPD_EN;
 	reg &= ~PSW_EN;
-	if (priv->wolopts & WAKE_MAGICSECURE)
+	if (priv->wolopts & WAKE_MAGICSECURE) {
+		/* Program the SecureOn password */
+		umac_writel(priv, get_unaligned_be16(&priv->sopass[0]),
+			    UMAC_PSW_MS);
+		umac_writel(priv, get_unaligned_be32(&priv->sopass[2]),
+			    UMAC_PSW_LS);
 		reg |= PSW_EN;
+	}
 	umac_writel(priv, reg, UMAC_MPD_CTRL);
 
 	/* Make sure RBUF entered WoL mode as result */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h
index 8ace6ecb5f79..e668b1ce5828 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef __BCM_SYSPORT_H
 #define __BCM_SYSPORT_H
 
+#include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 
 /* Receive/transmit descriptor format */
@@ -682,6 +683,7 @@ struct bcm_sysport_priv {
 	unsigned int		crc_fwd:1;
 	u16			rev;
 	u32			wolopts;
+	u8			sopass[SOPASS_MAX];
 	unsigned int		wol_irq_disabled:1;
 
 	/* MIB related fields */