diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/lpc18xx_eeprom.c b/drivers/nvmem/lpc18xx_eeprom.c
index c81ae4c6da74c64714d5da77bc7d53666c286562..6c7e2c424a4e84e340fb380d18a2abb11b0153d8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/lpc18xx_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/lpc18xx_eeprom.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int lpc18xx_eeprom_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	rst = devm_reset_control_get(dev, NULL);
+	rst = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(rst)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to get reset: %ld\n", PTR_ERR(rst));
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rst);