diff --git a/configs/twister_defconfig b/configs/twister_defconfig
index b817a55..ec85267 100644
--- a/configs/twister_defconfig
+++ b/configs/twister_defconfig
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="twister => "
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set