diff --git a/configs/riotboard_defconfig b/configs/riotboard_defconfig
index 859b143..bdd9173 100644
--- a/configs/riotboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/riotboard_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6s1g.cfg,MX6S,DDR_MB=1024,ENV_IS_IN_MMC"
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y