diff --git a/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c b/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c
index bb3a699cf7..af854dac1a 100644
--- a/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c
+++ b/board/ti/omap5_uevm/evm.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/clock.h>
 #include <asm/arch/ehci.h>
 #include <asm/ehci-omap.h>
+#include <asm/arch/sata.h>
 
 #define DIE_ID_REG_BASE     (OMAP54XX_L4_CORE_BASE + 0x2000)
 #define DIE_ID_REG_OFFSET	0x200
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int board_late_init(void)
+{
+	omap_sata_init();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h b/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h
index 4d3a800298..2f128b8a69 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap5_uevm.h
@@ -69,4 +69,14 @@
 /* Max time to hold reset on this board, see doc/README.omap-reset-time */
 #define CONFIG_OMAP_PLATFORM_RESET_TIME_MAX_USEC	16296
 
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
+#define CONFIG_CMD_SCSI
+#define CONFIG_LIBATA
+#define CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI
+#define CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI_PLAT
+#define CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID	1
+#define CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_LUN		1
+#define CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE	(CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID * \
+						CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_LUN)
+
 #endif /* __CONFIG_OMAP5_EVM_H */