diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig b/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig
index 1bb7621214f..dfcc85ee1e1 100644
--- a/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/gd32a503v_eval/gd32a503v_eval_defconfig
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+
+CONFIG_GPIO=y