diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts
index 1a25387777feb9e19fa858a192505ad601733148..7100d08b53c51c66258b79c0adf941d6c34516f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&sata {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &ssi2 {
 	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";