diff --git a/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig b/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig
index 0eb1891515..09e14c6f8c 100644
--- a/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ CONFIG_CLK_COMPOSITE_CCF=y
 CONFIG_SPL_CLK_IMX8MM=y
 CONFIG_CLK_IMX8MM=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_HOG=y
+CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_HOG=y
 CONFIG_MXC_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y