diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
index c1feccf8d94a..4ff8f47385da 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static int tegra_nvec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	nvec->rst = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, "i2c");
+	nvec->rst = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, "i2c");
 	if (IS_ERR(nvec->rst)) {
 		dev_err(nvec->dev, "failed to get controller reset\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(nvec->rst);