diff --git a/board/olpc/linux.config b/board/olpc/linux.config
index 4ba157cf0b..01de870730 100644
--- a/board/olpc/linux.config
+++ b/board/olpc/linux.config
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_LIBERTAS=m
 CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
diff --git a/board/olpc/xo-1/linux.config b/board/olpc/xo-1/linux.config
index 8ed10ff62b..0680e073cb 100644
--- a/board/olpc/xo-1/linux.config
+++ b/board/olpc/xo-1/linux.config
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ CONFIG_NVRAM=y
 CONFIG_SCx200_ACB=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_SINGLE=y
-CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_CS5535=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y