diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 38280ef..578701e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	select GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ if SMP
 	select IRQ_PER_CPU
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
+	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
 	default y
 	help
 	  The Itanium Processor Family is Intel's 64-bit successor to
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@
 config HAVE_SETUP_PER_CPU_AREA
 	def_bool y
 
+config GENERIC_GPIO
+	def_bool y
+
 config DMI
 	bool
 	default y