diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
index 02c657af4005..f07a847b00c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_IMX=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_IMX=y
 CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_W1=y
 CONFIG_W1_MASTER_MXC=y
 CONFIG_W1_SLAVE_THERM=y