{
        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,
        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;
 
 {
        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,
                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,