diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
index 273d9d674792..d4d64492a057 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
@@ -385,8 +385,9 @@ static void nvt_cir_regs_init(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 
 static void nvt_cir_wake_regs_init(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 {
-	/* set number of bytes needed for wake key comparison (default 67) */
-	nvt_cir_wake_reg_write(nvt, CIR_WAKE_FIFO_LEN, CIR_WAKE_FIFO_CMP_DEEP);
+	/* set number of bytes needed for wake from s3 (default 65) */
+	nvt_cir_wake_reg_write(nvt, CIR_WAKE_FIFO_CMP_BYTES,
+			       CIR_WAKE_FIFO_CMP_DEEP);
 
 	/* set tolerance/variance allowed per byte during wake compare */
 	nvt_cir_wake_reg_write(nvt, CIR_WAKE_CMP_TOLERANCE,
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
index 1df82351cb03..048135eea702 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
@@ -305,8 +305,11 @@ struct nvt_dev {
 #define CIR_WAKE_IRFIFOSTS_RX_EMPTY	0x20
 #define CIR_WAKE_IRFIFOSTS_RX_FULL	0x10
 
-/* CIR Wake FIFO buffer is 67 bytes long */
-#define CIR_WAKE_FIFO_LEN		67
+/*
+ * The CIR Wake FIFO buffer is 67 bytes long, but the stock remote wakes
+ * the system comparing only 65 bytes (fails with this set to 67)
+ */
+#define CIR_WAKE_FIFO_CMP_BYTES		65
 /* CIR Wake byte comparison tolerance */
 #define CIR_WAKE_CMP_TOLERANCE		5