diff --git a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/gpio/mcp23009/CMakeLists.txt b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/gpio/mcp23009/CMakeLists.txt
index 5660edfac1..8dc5414ad4 100644
--- a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/gpio/mcp23009/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/gpio/mcp23009/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@
 px4_add_library(platform_gpio_mcp23009
 		mcp23009.cpp
 	)
+target_link_libraries(platform_gpio_mcp23009 PRIVATE drivers__device) # device::I2C
+