diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
index e4aa08217260..1afdc67a5f22 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ config	SOC_IMX53
 	select ARCH_MX5
 	select ARCH_MX53
 	select HAVE_CAN_FLEXCAN if CAN
+	select PINCTRL
+	select PINCTRL_IMX53
 
 if ARCH_IMX_V4_V5
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx53-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx53-dt.c
index d193d8f1334f..21fcbd0e3081 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx53-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx53-dt.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
-#include <linux/pinctrl/machine.h>
 #include <asm/mach/arch.h>
 #include <asm/mach/time.h>
 #include <mach/common.h>
@@ -78,8 +77,6 @@ static void __init imx53_dt_init(void)
 	const struct of_device_id *of_id;
 	void (*func)(void);
 
-	pinctrl_provide_dummies();
-
 	node = of_find_matching_node(NULL, imx53_iomuxc_of_match);
 	if (node) {
 		of_id = of_match_node(imx53_iomuxc_of_match, node);