diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
index 7af57383c89d70c7d56a65b696dc02ef01f21fc9..d095b4d13d791bb7c978772b841ce35a0231f607 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/usb/input.h>
+#include <linux/pm_wakeup.h>
 #include <media/rc-core.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_VERSION	"1.91"
@@ -1287,6 +1288,10 @@ static int __devinit mceusb_dev_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, ir);
 
+	/* enable wake via this device */
+	device_set_wakeup_capable(ir->dev, true);
+	device_set_wakeup_enable(ir->dev, true);
+
 	dev_info(&intf->dev, "Registered %s on usb%d:%d\n", name,
 		 dev->bus->busnum, dev->devnum);