diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_defconfig
index 2e86b31c33cf..7bcf850eddcd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_defconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
+CONFIG_GPIOLIB=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
 CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
 # CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR is not set