diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
index 37f862f13c8d..8d64cc7edccd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@ menuconfig ARCH_RENESAS
 	bool "Renesas ARM SoCs"
 	depends on ARCH_MULTI_V7
 	select ARM_GIC
-	select GPIOLIB
 	select NO_IOPORT_MAP
-	select PINCTRL
 	select ZONE_DMA if ARM_LPAE
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
index 76580b932e44..d1970adf80ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
@@ -252,8 +252,6 @@ config ARCH_REALTEK
 
 config ARCH_RENESAS
 	bool "Renesas SoC Platforms"
-	select GPIOLIB
-	select PINCTRL
 	help
 	  This enables support for the ARMv8 based Renesas SoCs.
 
diff --git a/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig b/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
index f95a1337450d..660498252ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 menuconfig SOC_RENESAS
 	bool "Renesas SoC driver support" if COMPILE_TEST && !ARCH_RENESAS
 	default y if ARCH_RENESAS
+	select GPIOLIB
+	select PINCTRL
 	select SOC_BUS
 
 if SOC_RENESAS