diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
index c7b373ba92f2..d1b2e936546f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ static int adm1266_config_gpio(struct adm1266_data *data)
 	data->gc.label = name;
 	data->gc.parent = &data->client->dev;
 	data->gc.owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	data->gc.can_sleep = true;
 	data->gc.base = -1;
 	data->gc.names = data->gpio_names;
 	data->gc.ngpio = ARRAY_SIZE(data->gpio_names);