diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts
index f3cee918d28500de6498c5cdb9868fe924fd6cbe..a1b6e68144f30ae2374dc0d1a8c214b6661af563 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-caiman.dts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 
 		sata {
 			label = "caiman:white:sata";
+			linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts
index 11107186055980d9831b07890cdb14846befd599..a1a75af8c694015bcde4b8e0706f9200843780a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-385-linksys-cobra.dts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 
 		sata {
 			label = "cobra:white:sata";
+			linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts
index 42ea8764814cfb5278245ea608b4a39fb86000cb..3744ba311b6961903b5ee78531787cacd2f1479b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-xp-linksys-mamba.dts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 					esata@4 {
 						label = "mamba:white:esata";
 						reg = <0x4>;
+						linux,default-trigger = "disk-activity";
 					};
 
 					usb2@5 {