diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig
index 2d4f661d1cf6..da6845493caa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ CONFIG_NEW_LEDS=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_LM3530=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_LP5521=y
+CONFIG_LEDS_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_AB8500=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PL031=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig
index c013bbf79cac..53d3d46dec12 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/Kconfig
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ config MACH_HREFV60
 config MACH_SNOWBALL
 	bool "U8500 Snowball platform"
 	select MACH_MOP500
-	select LEDS_GPIO
 	help
 	  Include support for the snowball development platform.