diff --git a/clients/cli/settings.c b/clients/cli/settings.c
index 1132c862c..f12bc95cd 100644
--- a/clients/cli/settings.c
+++ b/clients/cli/settings.c
@@ -1575,11 +1575,17 @@ nmc_property_wired_set_wake_on_lan (NMSetting *setting, const char *prop,
 	                              (int *) &wol, &err_token);
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		g_set_error (error, 1, 0, _("invalid option '%s', use  a combination of %s or 'default'"),
-		             err_token,
-		             nm_utils_enum_to_str (nm_setting_wired_wake_on_lan_get_type (),
-		                                   NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_ALL));
-		return FALSE;
+		if (   g_ascii_strcasecmp (err_token, "none") == 0
+		    || g_ascii_strcasecmp (err_token, "disable") == 0
+		    || g_ascii_strcasecmp (err_token, "disabled") == 0)
+			wol = NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_NONE;
+		else {
+			g_set_error (error, 1, 0, _("invalid option '%s', use  a combination of %s or 'default' or 'none'"),
+			             err_token,
+			             nm_utils_enum_to_str (nm_setting_wired_wake_on_lan_get_type (),
+			                                   NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_ALL));
+			return FALSE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (NM_FLAGS_HAS (wol, NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_DEFAULT) &&