diff --git a/configs/SBx81LIFKW_defconfig b/configs/SBx81LIFKW_defconfig
index 90800e2dd3e..ad7e2e976d2 100644
--- a/configs/SBx81LIFKW_defconfig
+++ b/configs/SBx81LIFKW_defconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CBSIZE=256
 CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE=276
 CONFIG_CMD_DM=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_BOOTP_NTPSERVER=y