diff --git a/packages/network/ethtool/udev.d/99-wakeup-eth.rules b/packages/network/ethtool/udev.d/99-wakeup-eth.rules
index 1c17fe9892..c8ec1ed4e3 100644
--- a/packages/network/ethtool/udev.d/99-wakeup-eth.rules
+++ b/packages/network/ethtool/udev.d/99-wakeup-eth.rules
@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="end"
-SUBSYSTEM!="net", GOTO="end"
-ENV{INTERFACE}!="eth*", GOTO="end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="net", ENV{INTERFACE}!="eth*", GOTO="end"
 
+# Broken drivers, usually they break suspend/wakeup
+DRIVERS=="e1000e", GOTO="broken"
+
+# enable WOL and wakeup support
+LABEL="begin"
 RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo enabled >/sys/class/net/$env{INTERFACE}/device/power/wakeup' "
 RUN+="/usr/sbin/ethtool -s $env{INTERFACE} wol g"
+GOTO="end"
+
+# disable WOL for broken drivers
+LABEL="broken"
+RUN+="/usr/sbin/ethtool -s $env{INTERFACE} wol d"
+GOTO="end"
 
 LABEL="end"