diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-del-2.6.35.14/ccimx53js/defconfig b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-del-2.6.35.14/ccimx53js/defconfig
index fdff3c59b..c9add49af 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-del-2.6.35.14/ccimx53js/defconfig
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-del-2.6.35.14/ccimx53js/defconfig
@@ -818,7 +818,17 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 # CONFIG_SCSI_LOWLEVEL is not set
 # CONFIG_SCSI_DH is not set
 # CONFIG_SCSI_OSD_INITIATOR is not set
-# CONFIG_ATA is not set
+CONFIG_ATA=y
+# CONFIG_ATA_NONSTANDARD is not set
+CONFIG_ATA_VERBOSE_ERROR=y
+# CONFIG_SATA_PMP is not set
+
+#
+# Controllers with non-SFF native interface
+#
+CONFIG_SATA_AHCI_PLATFORM=y
+# CONFIG_SATA_AHCI_FSL_NO_HOTPLUG_MODE is not set
+# CONFIG_ATA_SFF is not set
 # CONFIG_MD is not set
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 # CONFIG_DUMMY is not set