diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
index 2943e3acdf0c..70f8c8ea8912 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ if ARCH_PUV3
 config PUV3_GPIO
 	bool
 	depends on !ARCH_FPGA
-	select GENERIC_GPIO
 	select GPIO_SYSFS
 	default y