diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_mvebu.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_mvebu.c
index 7839a5df1fd205a6c35a74bff5f857fdf1e4c48a..bbab688d3c34e79c8085dea8e04f4e9743715555 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_mvebu.c
@@ -82,6 +82,19 @@ static int ahci_mvebu_armada_380_config(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int ahci_mvebu_armada_3700_config(struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv)
+{
+	u32 reg;
+
+	writel(0, hpriv->mmio + AHCI_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_0_ADDR);
+
+	reg = readl(hpriv->mmio + AHCI_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_0_DATA);
+	reg |= BIT(6);
+	writel(reg, hpriv->mmio + AHCI_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_0_DATA);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * ahci_mvebu_stop_engine
  *
@@ -148,8 +161,7 @@ static int ahci_mvebu_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = host->private_data;
 	const struct ahci_mvebu_plat_data *pdata = hpriv->plat_data;
 
-	if (pdata->plat_config)
-		pdata->plat_config(hpriv);
+	pdata->plat_config(hpriv);
 
 	return ahci_platform_resume_host(&pdev->dev);
 }
@@ -191,12 +203,9 @@ static int ahci_mvebu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	hpriv->stop_engine = ahci_mvebu_stop_engine;
 
-	pdata = hpriv->plat_data;
-	if (pdata->plat_config) {
-		rc = pdata->plat_config(hpriv);
-		if (rc)
-			goto disable_resources;
-	}
+	rc = pdata->plat_config(hpriv);
+	if (rc)
+		goto disable_resources;
 
 	rc = ahci_platform_init_host(pdev, hpriv, &ahci_mvebu_port_info,
 				     &ahci_platform_sht);
@@ -215,7 +224,7 @@ static const struct ahci_mvebu_plat_data ahci_mvebu_armada_380_plat_data = {
 };
 
 static const struct ahci_mvebu_plat_data ahci_mvebu_armada_3700_plat_data = {
-	.plat_config = NULL,
+	.plat_config = ahci_mvebu_armada_3700_config,
 };
 
 static const struct of_device_id ahci_mvebu_of_match[] = {