diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.7 b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.7
index 075854da91..184fca030a 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.7
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.7
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_GEN_RTC=y
 CONFIG_GIANFAR=y
 CONFIG_GPIOLIB=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_MPC8XXX=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 # CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set
 CONFIG_HAS_DMA=y
 CONFIG_HAS_IOMEM=y