diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb
index 0dbb38d200..d8c8628daa 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.1.3.bb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
     libgpiod-ptest \
     python3-setuptools \
 "
+RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-ptest += "kernel-module-configfs"
 
 export LINK_SYSTEM_LIBGPIOD = "1"