diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index d8cfd70..b1093d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@
 	select COMMON_CLKDEV
 	select GENERIC_TIME
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
-
+	select GENERIC_GPIO
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	help
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