diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
index b1cfff832fb5..d266787725b4 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ config M68KCLASSIC
 
 config COLDFIRE
 	bool "Coldfire CPU family support"
-	select GENERIC_GPIO
-	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOM_GPIO_H
 	select CPU_HAS_NO_BITFIELDS
 	select CPU_HAS_NO_MULDIV64