diff --git a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/.config b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/.config
index e0ed5d4128..470ded5b5f 100644
--- a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/.config
+++ b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/.config
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ CONFIG_RT_VER_NUM=0x40004
 CONFIG_ARCH_ARM=y
 CONFIG_RT_USING_CPU_FFS=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_A=y
-CONFIG_RT_NO_USING_GIC=y
+CONFIG_RT_USING_GIC_V2=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_A9=y
 
 #
diff --git a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/Kconfig b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/Kconfig
index e86e369747..22c589f089 100644
--- a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/Kconfig
+++ b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config SOC_VEXPRESS_GEMINI
     select ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_A9
     select RT_USING_COMPONENTS_INIT
     # select RT_USING_USER_MAIN
+    select RT_USING_GIC_V2
     default y
 
 source "$BSP_DIR/drivers/Kconfig"
diff --git a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/cpu/cpu.c b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/cpu/cpu.c
index 5f82671c1b..8eed86b02e 100644
--- a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -30,4 +30,21 @@ void rt_hw_cpu_shutdown()
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef RT_USING_CPU_FFS
+/**
+ * This function finds the first bit set (beginning with the least significant bit)
+ * in value and return the index of that bit.
+ *
+ * Bits are numbered starting at 1 (the least significant bit).  A return value of
+ * zero from any of these functions means that the argument was zero.
+ *
+ * @return return the index of the first bit set. If value is 0, then this function
+ * shall return 0.
+ */
+int __rt_ffs(int value)
+{
+    return __builtin_ffs(value);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*@}*/
diff --git a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/rtconfig.h b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/rtconfig.h
index 02620be7d2..d162c7fe4e 100644
--- a/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/rtconfig.h
+++ b/bsp/qemu-vexpress-gemini/rtconfig.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #define ARCH_ARM
 #define RT_USING_CPU_FFS
 #define ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_A
-#define RT_NO_USING_GIC
+#define RT_USING_GIC_V2
 #define ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_A9
 
 /* RT-Thread Components */