diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 06c5957917d3aa7d1a32e5817b2fa87332c96743..7e182424f1196c427a7bcd9b438748e2397317ad 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ config NLM_XLP_BOARD
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	select ARCH_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HIGHMEM