diff --git a/include/configs/imx31_litekit.h b/include/configs/imx31_litekit.h
index 1131db0a50..b7f1cb3c75 100644
--- a/include/configs/imx31_litekit.h
+++ b/include/configs/imx31_litekit.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_MXC_UART	1
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MX31_UART1		1
+#define CONFIG_MXC_GPIO
 
 #define CONFIG_HARD_SPI		1
 #define CONFIG_MXC_SPI		1