diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-aw200xx.c b/drivers/leds/leds-aw200xx.c
index 1756b012a0b7..d4877722eb56 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-aw200xx.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-aw200xx.c
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ static int aw200xx_chip_reset(const struct aw200xx *const chip)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* According to the datasheet software reset takes at least 1ms */
+	fsleep(1000);
+
 	regcache_mark_dirty(chip->regmap);
 	return regmap_write(chip->regmap, AW200XX_REG_FCD, AW200XX_FCD_CLEAR);
 }