diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
index 34e35b64dcdc..23047dc84ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-aggregator.c
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ static int gpio_fwd_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct gpiochip_fwd *fwd = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 
-	return gpiod_get_value(fwd->descs[offset]);
+	return chip->can_sleep ? gpiod_get_value_cansleep(fwd->descs[offset])
+			       : gpiod_get_value(fwd->descs[offset]);
 }
 
 static int gpio_fwd_get_multiple(struct gpiochip_fwd *fwd, unsigned long *mask,
@@ -292,7 +293,10 @@ static int gpio_fwd_get_multiple(struct gpiochip_fwd *fwd, unsigned long *mask,
 	for_each_set_bit(i, mask, fwd->chip.ngpio)
 		descs[j++] = fwd->descs[i];
 
-	error = gpiod_get_array_value(j, descs, NULL, values);
+	if (fwd->chip.can_sleep)
+		error = gpiod_get_array_value_cansleep(j, descs, NULL, values);
+	else
+		error = gpiod_get_array_value(j, descs, NULL, values);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -327,7 +331,10 @@ static void gpio_fwd_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset, int value)
 {
 	struct gpiochip_fwd *fwd = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
 
-	gpiod_set_value(fwd->descs[offset], value);
+	if (chip->can_sleep)
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(fwd->descs[offset], value);
+	else
+		gpiod_set_value(fwd->descs[offset], value);
 }
 
 static void gpio_fwd_set_multiple(struct gpiochip_fwd *fwd, unsigned long *mask,
@@ -346,7 +353,10 @@ static void gpio_fwd_set_multiple(struct gpiochip_fwd *fwd, unsigned long *mask,
 		descs[j++] = fwd->descs[i];
 	}
 
-	gpiod_set_array_value(j, descs, NULL, values);
+	if (fwd->chip.can_sleep)
+		gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(j, descs, NULL, values);
+	else
+		gpiod_set_array_value(j, descs, NULL, values);
 }
 
 static void gpio_fwd_set_multiple_locked(struct gpio_chip *chip,