diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ape6evm_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ape6evm_defconfig
index dab5a7dfadc6..e4359c7e305d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ape6evm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ape6evm_defconfig
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_SMC91X=y
 CONFIG_SMSC911X=y
 # CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV is not set
-# CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD is not set
+CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y
+CONFIG_KEYBOARD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIO is not set
 CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD=y