diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf609/boards/ezkit.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf609/boards/ezkit.c
index 1222cfb90d183d7f4870e4634e3346f2ca6d6210..c8740f640c1155d93009c892c9e64daf9c927bdc 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf609/boards/ezkit.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf609/boards/ezkit.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static struct platform_device bfin_eth_device = {
 		},
 	},
 	.dev = {
+		.power.can_wakeup = 1,
 		.platform_data = &eth_private_data,
 	}
 };