diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c
index 919d05c..5d3f553 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI_PLAT
 #define AHCI_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_0_ADDR	0xa0
 #define AHCI_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_0_DATA	0xa4
 
@@ -545,11 +544,19 @@
 	writel(0x80, base + AHCI_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_0_DATA);
 }
 
-void scsi_init(void)
+int board_ahci_enable(void)
 {
-	printf("MVEBU SATA INIT\n");
 	ahci_mvebu_mbus_config((void __iomem *)MVEBU_SATA0_BASE);
 	ahci_mvebu_regret_option((void __iomem *)MVEBU_SATA0_BASE);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI_PLAT
+void scsi_init(void)
+{
+	printf("MVEBU SATA INIT\n");
+	board_ahci_enable();
 	ahci_init((void __iomem *)MVEBU_SATA0_BASE);
 }
 #endif