diff --git a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.sx1509b b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.sx1509b
index 37c4ce594dc..343f560b82e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.sx1509b
+++ b/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.sx1509b
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018 Aapo Vienamo
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+# Workaround for not being able to have commas in macro arguments
+DT_COMPAT_SEMTECH_SX1509B := semtech,sx1509b
+
 menuconfig GPIO_SX1509B
 	bool "SX1509B I2C GPIO chip"
+	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_SEMTECH_SX1509B))
 	depends on I2C
 	select HAS_DTS_GPIO
 	help