diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 49d993cee512..dfb4fee1f552 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ config ARCH_SHMOBILE
 	select MULTI_IRQ_HANDLER
 	select NEED_MACH_MEMORY_H
 	select NO_IOPORT
-	select PINCTRL if ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
+	select PINCTRL
 	select PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS if PM
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	help