diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c
index a4e39871e8f75..375284a59fd1c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ar0521.c
@@ -847,7 +847,8 @@ static int ar0521_power_off(struct device *dev)
 	clk_disable_unprepare(sensor->extclk);
 
 	if (sensor->reset_gpio)
-		gpiod_set_value(sensor->reset_gpio, 1); /* assert RESET signal */
+		/* assert RESET signal */
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(sensor->reset_gpio, 1);
 
 	for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(ar0521_supply_names) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (sensor->supplies[i])
@@ -881,7 +882,7 @@ static int ar0521_power_on(struct device *dev)
 
 	if (sensor->reset_gpio)
 		/* deassert RESET signal */
-		gpiod_set_value(sensor->reset_gpio, 0);
+		gpiod_set_value_cansleep(sensor->reset_gpio, 0);
 	usleep_range(4500, 5000); /* min 45000 clocks */
 
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < ARRAY_SIZE(initial_regs); cnt++) {