diff --git a/configs/dra72_evm_defconfig b/configs/dra72_evm_defconfig
index cce3255..34393c0 100644
--- a/configs/dra72_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dra72_evm_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_NFS is not set
 CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y