diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig
index d0d7c8a454a2..d8e9cf0c55fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/meson64_defconfig
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_SPI_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_WRITABLE_TRIPS=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_DEFAULT_GOV_POWER_ALLOCATOR=y