diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 1179b7e0e29e38fc48de39b252c8563bcaf8fd14..983503899478904b4390c3105164136bd9432236 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ config MIPS_ALCHEMY
 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
-	select GENERIC_GPIO
-	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT
 	select USB_ARCH_HAS_OHCI
 	select USB_ARCH_HAS_EHCI