diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-kirkwood/kirkwood.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-kirkwood/kirkwood.h
index baf0c47..fb18ef7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-kirkwood/kirkwood.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-kirkwood/kirkwood.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 #define MVGBE0_BASE	KW_EGIGA0_BASE
 #define MVGBE1_BASE	KW_EGIGA1_BASE
 
+#define CONFIG_IDE_PREINIT
+
 #if defined (CONFIG_KW88F6281)
 #include <asm/arch/kw88f6281.h>
 #elif defined (CONFIG_KW88F6192)
diff --git a/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c b/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
index 3c4c85d..5d0409f 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
@@ -111,16 +111,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 	/* adress of boot parameters */
 	gd->bd->bi_boot_params = kw_sdram_bar(0) + 0x100;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MVSATA_IDE)
-	/* Enable SATA port 0 if SATA IDE was configured */
-	mvsata_ide_initialize_port(
-		(struct mv_sata_port_registers *)
-		(KW_SATA_BASE + KW_SATA_PORT0_OFFSET));
-	mvsata_ide_initialize_port(
-		(struct mv_sata_port_registers *)
-		(KW_SATA_BASE + KW_SATA_PORT1_OFFSET));
-#endif
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -169,3 +159,19 @@ void reset_phy(void)
 	printf("88E1116 Initialized on %s\n", name);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_RESET_PHY_R */
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MVSATA_IDE)
+int ide_preinit (void)
+{
+	/* Enable SATA port 0 if SATA IDE was configured */
+	mvsata_ide_initialize_port(
+		(struct mv_sata_port_registers *)
+		(KW_SATA_BASE + KW_SATA_PORT0_OFFSET));
+	mvsata_ide_initialize_port(
+		(struct mv_sata_port_registers *)
+		(KW_SATA_BASE + KW_SATA_PORT1_OFFSET));
+	/* return 0 as we always succeed */
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
diff --git a/drivers/block/mvsata_ide.c b/drivers/block/mvsata_ide.c
index d44a42c..d27fa5c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/mvsata_ide.c
+++ b/drivers/block/mvsata_ide.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ void mvsata_ide_initialize_port(struct mvsata_port_registers *port)
 
 	writel(reg, &port->scontrol);
 
+	udelay(41);
+
 	reg = (reg & ~MVSATA_SCONTROL_MASK) | MVSATA_PORT_USE;
 
 	writel(reg, &port->scontrol);