diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig
index 2d4ec27e269c..8d29fce4521b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/rk3506_defconfig
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DW=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_ROCKCHIP=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
+CONFIG_I2C_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_I2C_RK3X=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_ROCKCHIP_SFC=y