diff --git a/board/sunxi/Kconfig b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
index a667c9e..aa6b84b 100644
--- a/board/sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -706,6 +706,13 @@
 
 endchoice
 
+config SATAPWR
+	string "SATA power pin"
+	default ""
+	help
+	  Set the pins used to power the SATA. This takes a string in the
+	  format understood by sunxi_name_to_gpio, e.g. PH1 for pin 1 of
+	  port H.
 
 config GMAC_TX_DELAY
 	int "GMAC Transmit Clock Delay Chain"
diff --git a/board/sunxi/board.c b/board/sunxi/board.c
index b966012..8043a8d 100644
--- a/board/sunxi/board.c
+++ b/board/sunxi/board.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 /* add board specific code here */
 int board_init(void)
 {
-	__maybe_unused int id_pfr1, ret;
+	__maybe_unused int id_pfr1, ret, satapwr_pin;
 
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = (PHYS_SDRAM_0 + 0x100);
 
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@
 		return ret;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SATAPWR
-	gpio_request(CONFIG_SATAPWR, "satapwr");
-	gpio_direction_output(CONFIG_SATAPWR, 1);
+	satapwr_pin = sunxi_name_to_gpio(CONFIG_SATAPWR);
+	gpio_request(satapwr_pin, "satapwr");
+	gpio_direction_output(satapwr_pin, 1);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MACPWR
 	gpio_request(CONFIG_MACPWR, "macpwr");