diff --git a/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig b/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig
index 88bfb43..d1d8ed7 100644
--- a/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH"
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y