diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index b6722c246d9c..f9fd6ed042b9 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ config RISCV
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT || !RISCV_ISA_A
-	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP
 	select HAVE_DMA_API_DEBUG