diff --git a/src/soc/intel/braswell/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/braswell/Kconfig
index cc537e7fac..3decbc73b9 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/braswell/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/braswell/Kconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select HAVE_INTEL_FIRMWARE
 	select HAVE_SPI_CONSOLE_SUPPORT
 	select HAVE_FSP_GOP
+	select GENERIC_GPIO_LIB
 
 config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_ROMSTAGE