1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index 9bf2986a2788..ae8494944c45 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -651,9 +651,17 @@ config PATA_WINBOND_VLB
           Support for the Winbond W83759A controller on Vesa Local Bus
           systems.
 
+config HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
+        bool
+        help
+          This is an internal configuration node for any machine that
+          uses pata-platform driver to enable the relevant driver in the
+          configuration structure without having to submit endless patches
+          to update the PATA_PLATFORM entry.
+
 config PATA_PLATFORM
         tristate "Generic platform device PATA support"
-        depends on EMBEDDED || ARCH_RPC || PPC
+        depends on EMBEDDED || ARCH_RPC || PPC || HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
         help
           This option enables support for generic directly connected ATA
           devices commonly found on embedded systems.