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diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 4c2aaa0a0b1..ed7fa88bf5f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ config AHCI
operations at present. The block device interface has not been converted
to driver model.
+config SATA
+ bool "Support SATA controllers"
+ help
+ This enables support for SATA (Serial Advanced Technology
+ Attachment), a serial bus standard for connecting to hard drives and
+ other storage devices.
+
+ SATA replaces PATA (originally just ATA), which stands for Parallel AT
+ Attachment, where AT refers to an IBM AT (Advanced Technology)
+ computer released in 1984.
+
+ See also CMD_SATA which provides command-line support.
+
config SCSI
bool "Support SCSI controllers"
help