diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig
index e8eca1b..0f49397 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6s1g.cfg,MX6S,DDR_MB=1024"
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y