diff --git a/utils/openocd/Makefile b/utils/openocd/Makefile
index de1c05b1d..511538c2d 100644
--- a/utils/openocd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/openocd/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-sysfsgpio \
 	--enable-linuxgpiod
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_bcm27xx),y)
+	CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-bcm2835gpio
+endif
+
 TARGET_CFLAGS += -DRELSTR=\\\"-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)-OpenWrt\\\"
 
 define Build/Compile