diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index aa8dcfc27903..15e599437e96 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ config ARCH_S3C24XX
 	select CLKDEV_LOOKUP
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GPIO_SAMSUNG
 	select HAVE_CLK
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_I2C if I2C
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG if WATCHDOG
@@ -718,6 +719,7 @@ config ARCH_S3C64XX
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select CPU_V6
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GPIO_SAMSUNG
 	select HAVE_CLK
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_I2C if I2C
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG if WATCHDOG
@@ -741,6 +743,7 @@ config ARCH_S5P64X0
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select CPU_V6
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GPIO_SAMSUNG
 	select HAVE_CLK
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_I2C if I2C
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG if WATCHDOG
@@ -758,6 +761,7 @@ config ARCH_S5PC100
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select CPU_V7
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GPIO_SAMSUNG
 	select HAVE_CLK
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_I2C if I2C
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG if WATCHDOG
@@ -776,6 +780,7 @@ config ARCH_S5PV210
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select CPU_V7
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GPIO_SAMSUNG
 	select HAVE_CLK
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_I2C if I2C
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG if WATCHDOG
@@ -795,6 +800,7 @@ config ARCH_EXYNOS
 	select COMMON_CLK
 	select CPU_V7
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GPIO_SAMSUNG
 	select HAVE_CLK
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_I2C if I2C
 	select HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG if WATCHDOG
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/pm.h b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/pm.h
index f6fcadeee969..5d47ca35cabd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/pm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/include/plat/pm.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ extern void s3c_pm_check_store(void);
  */
 extern void s3c_pm_configure_extint(void);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_SAMSUNG
 /**
  * samsung_pm_restore_gpios() - restore the state of the gpios after sleep.
  *
@@ -181,6 +182,10 @@ extern void samsung_pm_restore_gpios(void);
  * Save the GPIO states for resotration on resume. See samsung_pm_restore_gpios().
  */
 extern void samsung_pm_save_gpios(void);
+#else
+static inline void samsung_pm_restore_gpios(void) {}
+static inline void samsung_pm_save_gpios(void) {}
+#endif
 
 extern void s3c_pm_save_core(void);
 extern void s3c_pm_restore_core(void);
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
index 573c449c49b9..9c993ed491f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ config GPIO_RCAR
 	help
 	  Say yes here to support GPIO on Renesas R-Car SoCs.
 
+config GPIO_SAMSUNG
+	bool
+	depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG
+	help
+	  Legacy GPIO support. Use only for platforms without support for
+	  pinctrl.
+
 config GPIO_SPEAR_SPICS
 	bool "ST SPEAr13xx SPI Chip Select as GPIO support"
 	depends on PLAT_SPEAR
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Makefile b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
index 0cb2d656ad16..ef3e983a2f1e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_PXA)		+= gpio-pxa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_RC5T583)	+= gpio-rc5t583.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_RDC321X)	+= gpio-rdc321x.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_RCAR)		+= gpio-rcar.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PLAT_SAMSUNG)	+= gpio-samsung.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_SAMSUNG)	+= gpio-samsung.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SA1100)	+= gpio-sa1100.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_SCH)		+= gpio-sch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_SODAVILLE)	+= gpio-sodaville.o