diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
index 4c37231f254b..73d054f466c2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-codec.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,8 @@ static int sun4i_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	if (quirks->has_reset) {
-		scodec->rst = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+		scodec->rst = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev,
+							       NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(scodec->rst)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get reset control\n");
 			return PTR_ERR(scodec->rst);
diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
index 3635bbc72cbc..62b307b0c846 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static int sun4i_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	if (quirks->has_reset) {
-		i2s->rst = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+		i2s->rst = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(i2s->rst)) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get reset control\n");
 			return PTR_ERR(i2s->rst);
diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-spdif.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-spdif.c
index eaefd07a5ed0..c49f3757b686 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-spdif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-spdif.c
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ static int sun4i_spdif_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, host);
 
 	if (quirks->has_reset) {
-		host->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+		host->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(&pdev->dev,
+								      NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(host->rst) && PTR_ERR(host->rst) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
 			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get reset: %d\n", ret);