diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 2828ecde133d..45bcd1cfcec0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ config MACH_INGENIC
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT_UART16550
 	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
 	select IRQ_MIPS_CPU
+	select PINCTRL
 	select GPIOLIB
 	select COMMON_CLK
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP