diff --git a/configs/ventana_defconfig b/configs/ventana_defconfig
index 79c125e..01dad0e 100644
--- a/configs/ventana_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ventana_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # 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
 # CONFIG_CMD_NFS is not set
 CONFIG_USB=y