diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index c828282af38a..71b64550b591 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ long st_kim_start(void *kim_data)
 			pdata->chip_enable(kim_gdata);
 
 		/* Configure BT nShutdown to HIGH state */
-		gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
+		gpio_set_value_cansleep(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
 		mdelay(5);	/* FIXME: a proper toggle */
-		gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_HIGH);
+		gpio_set_value_cansleep(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_HIGH);
 		mdelay(100);
 		/* re-initialize the completion */
 		reinit_completion(&kim_gdata->ldisc_installed);
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@ long st_kim_stop(void *kim_data)
 	}
 
 	/* By default configure BT nShutdown to LOW state */
-	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
+	gpio_set_value_cansleep(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
 	mdelay(1);
-	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_HIGH);
+	gpio_set_value_cansleep(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_HIGH);
 	mdelay(1);
-	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
+	gpio_set_value_cansleep(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
 
 	/* platform specific disable */
 	if (pdata->chip_disable)