diff --git a/drivers/block/ata_piix.c b/drivers/block/ata_piix.c
index dd411f12d6..1e33a66c45 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ata_piix.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ata_piix.c
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@
 #include <part.h>
 #include <ide.h>
 #include <ata.h>
-
-extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
-extern int sata_curr_device;
+#include <sata.h>
 
 #define DEBUG_SATA 0		/* For debug prints set DEBUG_SATA to 1 */
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/ata_piix.h b/drivers/block/ata_piix.h
index 85a8843a2d..6c68ea2f01 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ata_piix.h
+++ b/drivers/block/ata_piix.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ int sata_devchk(struct sata_ioports *ioaddr, int dev);
 void dev_select(struct sata_ioports *ioaddr, int dev);
 u8 sata_busy_wait(struct sata_ioports *ioaddr, int bits, unsigned int max);
 u8 sata_chk_status(struct sata_ioports *ioaddr);
-ulong sata_read(int device, ulong blknr,lbaint_t blkcnt, void *buffer);
-ulong sata_write(int device,ulong blknr, lbaint_t blkcnt, const void *buffer);
 #endif
 
 /************DRIVER SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS AND DECLARATIONS**************/
diff --git a/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c b/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c
index 70752d2869..c9b71f7e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c
+++ b/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <libata.h>
 #include <ahci.h>
 #include <fis.h>
+#include <sata.h>
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.h b/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.h
index 84860ea492..4dac5dcae2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.h
+++ b/drivers/block/dwc_ahsata.h
@@ -330,6 +330,4 @@
 #define READ_CMD	0
 #define WRITE_CMD	1
 
-extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
-
 #endif /* __FSL_SATA_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c b/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c
index ed4647f837..fda3389e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c
+++ b/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <libata.h>
 #include <fis.h>
+#include <sata.h>
 #include "fsl_sata.h"
 
-extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_SATA1_FLAGS
 	#define CONFIG_SYS_SATA1_FLAGS	FLAGS_DMA
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/block/pata_bfin.c b/drivers/block/pata_bfin.c
index 2b4437efd3..b847dd91e7 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pata_bfin.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pata_bfin.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <asm/portmux.h>
 #include <asm/mach-common/bits/pata.h>
 #include <ata.h>
+#include <sata.h>
 #include <libata.h>
 #include "pata_bfin.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/pata_bfin.h b/drivers/block/pata_bfin.h
index 2b3425bc95..2093cf06b4 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pata_bfin.h
+++ b/drivers/block/pata_bfin.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ struct ata_port {
 	unsigned char dev_mask;
 };
 
-extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
-
 #define DRV_NAME		"pata-bfin"
 #define DRV_VERSION		"0.9"
 #define __iomem
diff --git a/drivers/block/sata_dwc.c b/drivers/block/sata_dwc.c
index cc4446ad7b..28d87f538b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sata_dwc.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sata_dwc.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <ata.h>
+#include <sata.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 
 #include "sata_dwc.h"
@@ -268,8 +269,6 @@ static int ata_dev_read_id(struct ata_device *dev, unsigned int *p_class,
 		unsigned int flags, u16 *id);
 static int check_sata_dev_state(void);
 
-extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
-
 static const struct ata_port_info sata_dwc_port_info[] = {
 	{
 		.flags		= ATA_FLAG_SATA | ATA_FLAG_NO_LEGACY |
diff --git a/drivers/block/sata_sil.c b/drivers/block/sata_sil.c
index 27cfa3da93..245b872f99 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sata_sil.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <fis.h>
+#include <sata.h>
 #include <libata.h>
 #include "sata_sil.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/sata_sil.h b/drivers/block/sata_sil.h
index 2dfd4a5e54..9f3a37f508 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sata_sil.h
+++ b/drivers/block/sata_sil.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #define READ_CMD	0
 #define WRITE_CMD	1
 
-extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
-
 /*
  * SATA device driver struct for each dev
  */
diff --git a/drivers/block/sata_sil3114.c b/drivers/block/sata_sil3114.c
index 34fe038608..3a5e0328f5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sata_sil3114.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sata_sil3114.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <ide.h>
+#include <sata.h>
 #include <libata.h>
 #include "sata_sil3114.h"
 
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ static u8 sata_chk_status (struct sata_ioports *ioaddr, u8 usealtstatus);
 static void msleep (int count);
 
 static u32 iobase[6] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};	/* PCI BAR registers for device */
-extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
 
 static struct sata_port port[CONFIG_SYS_SATA_MAX_DEVICE];
 
diff --git a/include/sata.h b/include/sata.h
index 37573cfee2..c95dc56e94 100644
--- a/include/sata.h
+++ b/include/sata.h
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #ifndef __SATA_H__
 #define __SATA_H__
+#include <part.h>
 
 int init_sata(int dev);
 int scan_sata(int dev);
-ulong sata_read(int dev, ulong blknr, ulong blkcnt, void *buffer);
-ulong sata_write(int dev, ulong blknr, ulong blkcnt, const void *buffer);
+ulong sata_read(int dev, ulong blknr, lbaint_t blkcnt, void *buffer);
+ulong sata_write(int dev, ulong blknr, lbaint_t blkcnt, const void *buffer);
 
 int sata_initialize(void);
 int __sata_initialize(void);
 
+extern block_dev_desc_t sata_dev_desc[];
+
 #endif