diff --git a/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig b/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
index 2d1a301..9eb9972 100644
--- a/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SERIAL1,CONS_INDEX=1,NAND,SPL_ETH_SUPPORT"
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y