diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c
index 9dfa0f3eca3032917bc48066e9edf6e3b218eecb..83e25d45d640adde070f4fa43526506d2a29334d 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static int twl_pwmled_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	twl->chip.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	twl->chip.base = -1;
+	twl->chip.can_sleep = true;
 
 	mutex_init(&twl->mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl.c
index e65db95d5e59c470f29fc6c1b86b1eda9441ca44..f783efcd14bbffa129f24b18708f8baff80b65a8 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ static int twl_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	twl->chip.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	twl->chip.base = -1;
 	twl->chip.npwm = 2;
+	twl->chip.can_sleep = true;
 
 	mutex_init(&twl->mutex);