diff --git a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig.rcar b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig.rcar
index bf8bd912b6af89..765d4fe2b11299 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig.rcar
+++ b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig.rcar
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ config PWM_RCAR
 	default y
 	depends on SOC_FAMILY_RENESAS_RCAR
 	depends on DT_HAS_RENESAS_PWM_RCAR_ENABLED
+	select PINCTRL
 	help
 	  Enable Renesas R-Car PWM Driver.
diff --git a/drivers/sdhc/Kconfig.rcar b/drivers/sdhc/Kconfig.rcar
index f5d57a4bb03c33..9f34e12bac0b7a 100644
--- a/drivers/sdhc/Kconfig.rcar
+++ b/drivers/sdhc/Kconfig.rcar
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config RCAR_MMC
 	select SDHC_SUPPORTS_NATIVE_MODE
 	select REGULATOR
 	select GPIO
+	select PINCTRL
 	select SDHC_SUPPORTS_UHS if SDMMC_STACK
 	help
 	  Renesas Rcar MMC driver.
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.rcar b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.rcar
index 8f2c0c2b9abfd8..f318cd30f5f03c 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.rcar
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.rcar
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ config UART_RCAR
 	depends on DT_HAS_RENESAS_RCAR_SCIF_ENABLED || DT_HAS_RENESAS_RCAR_HSCIF_ENABLED
 	select SERIAL_HAS_DRIVER
 	select SERIAL_SUPPORT_INTERRUPT
+	select PINCTRL
 	help
 	  Enable Renesas R-Car UART Driver.
diff --git a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig
index da9a5674d46ff8..3a2c5e346fcf4a 100644
--- a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen3/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,4 @@ if SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN3
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 512
 
-config PINCTRL
-	default y
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN3
diff --git a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0 b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0
index 3874573bcf7915..93cfd5c9839ffb 100644
--- a/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0
+++ b/soc/renesas/rcar/rcar_gen4/Kconfig.defconfig.r8a779f0
@@ -6,7 +6,4 @@ if SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN4
 config NUM_IRQS
 	default 1216 #960 SPI + 256 LPI
 
-config PINCTRL
-	default y
-
 endif # SOC_SERIES_RCAR_GEN4