diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
index 9862d20c4bd5997548500d81d4badd27cec3068d..804051a9c6f51e9e519b1542a807c310672b04d4 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ config OPENRISC
 	select OF_EARLY_FLATTREE
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
-	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
         select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select VIRT_TO_BUS