diff --git a/configs/novena_defconfig b/configs/novena_defconfig
index b21d53d..53b0825 100644
--- a/configs/novena_defconfig
+++ b/configs/novena_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
+CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_KOSAGI_NOVENA=y
 CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT=y