diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-lpass-lpi.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-lpass-lpi.c
index 7366aba5a199..4a9dfa267df5 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-lpass-lpi.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-lpass-lpi.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ int lpi_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pctrl->chip.base = -1;
 	pctrl->chip.ngpio = data->npins;
 	pctrl->chip.label = dev_name(dev);
-	pctrl->chip.can_sleep = false;
+	pctrl->chip.can_sleep = true;
 
 	mutex_init(&pctrl->lock);