diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 1d4d19f..c51b6bb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
 	bool
 	default y
 
+config GENERIC_GPIO
+	bool
+	help
+	  Generic GPIO API support
+
 config ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS
 	def_bool PPC64