diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 68dff03b3..2539eaffd 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ linux (4.4.5-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - mm/pat: Fix boot crash when 1GB pages are not supported by cpu
   * Revert "drm/radeon/pm: adjust display configuration after powerstate",
     which caused a regression on some older hardware
+  * [armhf] gpio: Enable GPIO_PCF857X as module, needed by TI DRA7xx EVMs
 
   [ Ian Campbell ]
   * [arm64] Enable ARCH_HISI (Hisilicon) and the set of currently available
diff --git a/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp b/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp
index 1c71d6d24..af73db29f 100644
--- a/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp
+++ b/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ CONFIG_RASPBERRYPI_FIRMWARE=y
 CONFIG_GPIOLIB=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_GENERIC_PLATFORM=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X=m
+CONFIG_GPIO_PCF857X=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_DA9052=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_PALMAS=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_TWL4030=y