diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 8e1b33c5405f..32e267186035 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ config GENERIC_BUG
 config GENERIC_HWEIGHT
 	def_bool y
 
+config GENERIC_GPIO
+	def_bool n
+
 config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/gpio.h b/include/asm-x86/gpio.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff87fca0caf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-x86/gpio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_I386_GPIO_H
+#define _ASM_I386_GPIO_H
+
+#include <gpio.h>
+
+#endif /* _ASM_I386_GPIO_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/mach-generic/gpio.h b/include/asm-x86/mach-generic/gpio.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5305dcb96df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-x86/mach-generic/gpio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef __ASM_MACH_GENERIC_GPIO_H
+#define __ASM_MACH_GENERIC_GPIO_H
+
+int gpio_request(unsigned gpio, const char *label);
+void gpio_free(unsigned gpio);
+int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
+int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
+int gpio_get_value(unsigned gpio);
+void gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int value);
+int gpio_to_irq(unsigned gpio);
+int irq_to_gpio(unsigned irq);
+
+#include <asm-generic/gpio.h>           /* cansleep wrappers */
+
+#endif /* __ASM_MACH_GENERIC_GPIO_H */