diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c
index 49ce7ece5af30c04c3e632a1719ba45d9b47f3b5..c9cb486c753d053c8b6da529a0c078d89f9c2a2f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-gpio.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ static void mdio_dir(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int dir)
 		 * assume the pin serves as pull-up. If direction is
 		 * output, the default value is high.
 		 */
-		gpio_set_value(bitbang->mdo, 1 ^ bitbang->mdo_active_low);
+		gpio_set_value_cansleep(bitbang->mdo,
+					1 ^ bitbang->mdo_active_low);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ static int mdio_get(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl)
 	struct mdio_gpio_info *bitbang =
 		container_of(ctrl, struct mdio_gpio_info, ctrl);
 
-	return gpio_get_value(bitbang->mdio) ^ bitbang->mdio_active_low;
+	return gpio_get_value_cansleep(bitbang->mdio) ^
+		bitbang->mdio_active_low;
 }
 
 static void mdio_set(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int what)
@@ -105,9 +107,11 @@ static void mdio_set(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int what)
 		container_of(ctrl, struct mdio_gpio_info, ctrl);
 
 	if (bitbang->mdo)
-		gpio_set_value(bitbang->mdo, what ^ bitbang->mdo_active_low);
+		gpio_set_value_cansleep(bitbang->mdo,
+					what ^ bitbang->mdo_active_low);
 	else
-		gpio_set_value(bitbang->mdio, what ^ bitbang->mdio_active_low);
+		gpio_set_value_cansleep(bitbang->mdio,
+					what ^ bitbang->mdio_active_low);
 }
 
 static void mdc_set(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int what)
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ static void mdc_set(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int what)
 	struct mdio_gpio_info *bitbang =
 		container_of(ctrl, struct mdio_gpio_info, ctrl);
 
-	gpio_set_value(bitbang->mdc, what ^ bitbang->mdc_active_low);
+	gpio_set_value_cansleep(bitbang->mdc, what ^ bitbang->mdc_active_low);
 }
 
 static struct mdiobb_ops mdio_gpio_ops = {