diff --git a/configs/mcx_defconfig b/configs/mcx_defconfig
index fe80d6c..1d82c40 100644
--- a/configs/mcx_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mcx_defconfig
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FPGA is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set