diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-f7188x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-f7188x.c
index 9cb8320e118118488858ad2b42f500c6bebd9ea0..8f73ee093739fd851a299178282d0a34ab06edfc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-f7188x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-f7188x.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static void f7188x_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value);
 			.set              = f7188x_gpio_set,		\
 			.base             = _base,			\
 			.ngpio            = _ngpio,			\
+			.can_sleep        = true,			\
 		},							\
 		.regbase = _regbase,					\
 	}