diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index c67494fc05a7..e6da552695d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ config ARCH_NOMADIK
 	select CPU_ARM926T
 	select CLKDEV_LOOKUP
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select PINCTRL
 	select MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	help
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig
index 37207d1bf44b..bf123c5384d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL_NOMADIK=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-nomadik/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-nomadik/Kconfig
index 3c5e0f522e9c..365879b47c0e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-nomadik/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-nomadik/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config NOMADIK_8815
 config I2C_BITBANG_8815NHK
 	tristate "Driver for bit-bang busses found on the 8815 NHK"
 	depends on I2C && MACH_NOMADIK_8815NHK
+	depends on PINCTRL_NOMADIK
 	select I2C_ALGOBIT
 	default y
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/gpio-nomadik.h b/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/gpio-nomadik.h
index 3e8b7f16fb78..826de74bfdd1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/gpio-nomadik.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-nomadik/include/plat/gpio-nomadik.h
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ enum nmk_gpio_slpm {
 
 extern int nmk_gpio_set_slpm(int gpio, enum nmk_gpio_slpm mode);
 extern int nmk_gpio_set_pull(int gpio, enum nmk_gpio_pull pull);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL_NOMADIK
 extern int nmk_gpio_set_mode(int gpio, int gpio_mode);
+#else
+static inline int nmk_gpio_set_mode(int gpio, int gpio_mode)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+#endif
 extern int nmk_gpio_get_mode(int gpio);
 
 extern void nmk_gpio_wakeups_suspend(void);
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
index cc01c758bbfc..ce2e756b19ad 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ config PINCTRL_IMX28
 
 config PINCTRL_NOMADIK
 	bool "Nomadik pin controller driver"
-	depends on ARCH_U8500
+	depends on ARCH_U8500 || ARCH_NOMADIK
 	select PINMUX
 	select PINCONF