diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 6eae23d5f65..786c3ec5ce5 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),1)
     ifneq ($(CONFIG_PCIEPORTBUS),)
       FEATURES += pcie
     endif
+    ifneq ($(CONFIG_PINCTRL),)
+      FEATURES += pinctrl
+    endif
     ifneq ($(CONFIG_PWM),)
       FEATURES += pwm
     endif
diff --git a/scripts/target-metadata.pl b/scripts/target-metadata.pl
index 299dee92a7b..751f66c7de2 100755
--- a/scripts/target-metadata.pl
+++ b/scripts/target-metadata.pl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ sub target_config_features(@) {
 		/^pci$/ and $ret .= "\tselect PCI_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^pcie$/ and $ret .= "\tselect PCIE_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^pcmcia$/ and $ret .= "\tselect PCMCIA_SUPPORT\n";
+		/^pinctrl$/ and $ret .= "\tselect PINCTRL_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^powerpc64$/ and $ret .= "\tselect powerpc64\n";
 		/^pwm$/ and $ret .= "\select PWM_SUPPORT\n";
 		/^ramdisk$/ and $ret .= "\tselect USES_INITRAMFS\n";
diff --git a/target/Config.in b/target/Config.in
index c0f3237ca9c..38ff716d693 100644
--- a/target/Config.in
+++ b/target/Config.in
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ config PCIE_SUPPORT
 config PCMCIA_SUPPORT
 	bool
 
+config PINCTRL_SUPPORT
+	bool
+
 config PWM_SUPPORT
 	bool