diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c
index 2c94bbb1748f..8c77d6cb3919 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int greybus_probe(struct device *dev)
 		return retval;
 	}
 
-	gb_timesync_schedule_asynchronous(bundle->intf);
+	gb_timesync_schedule_synchronous(bundle->intf);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(&bundle->intf->dev);