diff --git a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
index 40ec1433f05d..8ca627dcea11 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/gpio.h
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef ARCH_NR_GPIOS
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_NR_GPIO) && CONFIG_ARCH_NR_GPIO > 0
+#define ARCH_NR_GPIOS CONFIG_ARCH_NR_GPIO
+#else
 #define ARCH_NR_GPIOS		512
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /*
  * "valid" GPIO numbers are nonnegative and may be passed to