diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
index c9a7e602d8a4..148f8a79d206 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config COLDFIRE
 	select CPU_HAS_NO_MULDIV64
 	select GENERIC_CSUM
 	select GPIOLIB
+	select GPIOLIB_LEGACY if SPI_COLDFIRE_QSPI
 	select HAVE_LEGACY_CLK
 	select HAVE_PAGE_SIZE_8KB if !MMU