diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 57ffaf285c2f..6bd1b1c3f5cc 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ config SPARC
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB if !SMP || SPARC64
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
-	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE
 	select RTC_CLASS
 	select RTC_DRV_M48T59