diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/rk29_sdk_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/rk29_sdk_defconfig
index 33a861fcc95c..22664fc85e3f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/rk29_sdk_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/rk29_sdk_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS=y