diff --git a/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_minima_defconfig b/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_minima_defconfig
index bcd05338d44..3c655ea376e 100644
--- a/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_minima_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_minima_defconfig
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 # Enable GPIO
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
-CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
-
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
 
 CONFIG_USE_DT_CODE_PARTITION=y
diff --git a/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi_defconfig b/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi_defconfig
index 76f5a5fb854..48137e86d7a 100644
--- a/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arduino/uno_r4/arduino_uno_r4_wifi_defconfig
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 # Enable GPIO
 CONFIG_GPIO=y
 
-CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
-
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
 
 CONFIG_USE_DT_CODE_PARTITION=y
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.renesas_ra b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.renesas_ra
index bd6f536ee80..2f6fb3c38c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.renesas_ra
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.renesas_ra
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config GPIO_RENESAS_RA
 	bool "Renesas RA Series GPIO driver"
 	default y
 	select GPIO_GET_CONFIG
+	select PINCTRL
 	depends on DT_HAS_RENESAS_RA_GPIO_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable Renesas RA series GPIO driver.