diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index 110e7009b10a..43a65ed010de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ config GPIO_OCTEON
 	  Say yes here to support the on-chip GPIO lines on the OCTEON
 	  family of SOCs.
 
+config GPIO_OMAP
+	bool "TI OMAP GPIO support"
+	default y if ARCH_OMAP
+	depends on ARM && ARCH_OMAP
+	help
+	  Say yes here to enable GPIO support for TI OMAP SoCs.
+
 config GPIO_PL061
 	bool "PrimeCell PL061 GPIO support"
 	depends on ARM_AMBA
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
index 6309aff1d806..d10f6a9d875a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MVEBU)        += gpio-mvebu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MXC)		+= gpio-mxc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_MXS)		+= gpio-mxs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_OCTEON)	+= gpio-octeon.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP)		+= gpio-omap.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_OMAP)		+= gpio-omap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X)	+= gpio-pca953x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_PCF857X)	+= gpio-pcf857x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_PCH)		+= gpio-pch.o