diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8997.c b/drivers/mfd/max8997.c
index 156ed6f92aa3..2d9ae7cf948f 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max8997.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max8997.c
@@ -156,12 +156,6 @@ static struct max8997_platform_data *max8997_i2c_parse_dt_pdata(
 
 	pd->ono = irq_of_parse_and_map(dev->of_node, 1);
 
-	/*
-	 * ToDo: the 'wakeup' member in the platform data is more of a linux
-	 * specfic information. Hence, there is no binding for that yet and
-	 * not parsed here.
-	 */
-
 	return pd;
 }
 
@@ -249,7 +243,7 @@ static int max8997_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	 */
 
 	/* MAX8997 has a power button input. */
-	device_init_wakeup(max8997->dev, pdata->wakeup);
+	device_init_wakeup(max8997->dev, true);
 
 	return ret;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h b/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h
index cf815577bd68..3ae1fe743bc3 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/max8997.h
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ struct max8997_led_platform_data {
 struct max8997_platform_data {
 	/* IRQ */
 	int ono;
-	int wakeup;
 
 	/* ---- PMIC ---- */
 	struct max8997_regulator_data *regulators;