diff --git a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
index 84e585fca7952c50b5d7bbd976bf06f6e846b26f..9f40b0df68cb1e7aceb89cb60b7b0a1b259debe3 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int gpio_regulator_set_voltage(struct regulator_dev *dev,
 
 	for (ptr = 0; ptr < data->nr_gpios; ptr++) {
 		state = (target & (1 << ptr)) >> ptr;
-		gpio_set_value(data->gpios[ptr].gpio, state);
+		gpio_set_value_cansleep(data->gpios[ptr].gpio, state);
 	}
 	data->state = target;
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int gpio_regulator_set_current_limit(struct regulator_dev *dev,
 
 	for (ptr = 0; ptr < data->nr_gpios; ptr++) {
 		state = (target & (1 << ptr)) >> ptr;
-		gpio_set_value(data->gpios[ptr].gpio, state);
+		gpio_set_value_cansleep(data->gpios[ptr].gpio, state);
 	}
 	data->state = target;