diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
index 5787c579dcf67..9536cd4763b28 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/Kconfig
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ config PINCTRL_MLXBF3
 	select PINMUX
 	select GPIOLIB
 	select GPIOLIB_IRQCHIP
-	select GPIO_MLXBF3
 	help
 	  Say Y to select the pinctrl driver for BlueField-3 SoCs.
 	  This pin controller allows selecting the mux function for