diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f4.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f4.c
index 9d6f1103314a17efc6c379304842cf4757cee524..aceb6f7885641f254ee09f23af32db627089c0d7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f4.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-stm32f4.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int stm32f4_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	rst = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	rst = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(rst)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error: Missing controller reset\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rst);