diff --git a/drivers/gnss/serial.c b/drivers/gnss/serial.c
index b01ba4438501..31e891f00175 100644
--- a/drivers/gnss/serial.c
+++ b/drivers/gnss/serial.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/serdev.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ static int gnss_serial_write_raw(struct gnss_device *gdev,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* write is only buffered synchronously */
-	ret = serdev_device_write(serdev, buf, count, 0);
+	ret = serdev_device_write(serdev, buf, count, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;