diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts
index c0de5a7f660d976269087e7f8e888b141adf8468..cd15452a52a62024f9518a5abdb677ab8292fd9c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts
@@ -82,4 +82,21 @@
 			gpios = <&gpio1 16 1>;
 		};
 	};
+	regulators {
+		compatible = "simple-bus";
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
+
+		sata0_power: regulator@1 {
+			compatible = "regulator-fixed";
+			reg = <1>;
+			regulator-name = "SATA0 Power";
+			regulator-min-microvolt = <5000000>;
+			regulator-max-microvolt = <5000000>;
+			enable-active-high;
+			regulator-always-on;
+			regulator-boot-on;
+			gpio = <&gpio1 4 0>;
+		};
+	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-usi_topkick.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-usi_topkick.c
index 15e69fcde9f4d262f80d749938ce8c477130e0d9..23d2dd1b1b1ed4079d61d20fd60ec898d9901de9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-usi_topkick.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-usi_topkick.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ static unsigned int topkick_mpp_config[] __initdata = {
 	0
 };
 
-#define TOPKICK_SATA0_PWR_ENABLE 36
-
 void __init usi_topkick_init(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ void __init usi_topkick_init(void)
 	 */
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(topkick_mpp_config);
 
-	/* SATA0 power enable */
-	gpio_set_value(TOPKICK_SATA0_PWR_ENABLE, 1);
 
 	kirkwood_ge00_init(&topkick_ge00_data);
 	kirkwood_sdio_init(&topkick_mvsdio_data);