diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 9d8a85801ed1..fe99f894e57d 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ config ALPHA
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select AUTO_IRQ_AFFINITY if SMP
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
-	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
 	select ARCH_HAS_ATOMIC64_DEC_IF_POSITIVE