diff --git a/config/kernel/linux-sunxi64-next.config b/config/kernel/linux-sunxi64-next.config
index c7fa20a038..1f4a6f7bee 100644
--- a/config/kernel/linux-sunxi64-next.config
+++ b/config/kernel/linux-sunxi64-next.config
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE=y
 CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_SLAVE is not set
 # CONFIG_I2C_EMEV2 is not set
-# CONFIG_I2C_GPIO is not set
+CONFIG_I2C_GPIO=m
 CONFIG_I2C_MV64XXX=y
 # CONFIG_I2C_NOMADIK is not set
 # CONFIG_I2C_OCORES is not set