diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index ea665c2..48c8fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,32 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config SATA_SIL24
+	tristate "Silicon Image 3124/3132 SATA support"
+	depends on PCI
+	help
+	  This option enables support for Silicon Image 3124/3132 Serial ATA.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
+config SATA_FSL
+	tristate "Freescale 3.0Gbps SATA support"
+	depends on FSL_SOC
+	help
+	  This option enables support for Freescale 3.0Gbps SATA controller.
+	  It can be found on MPC837x and MPC8315.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
+config ATA_SFF
+	bool "ATA SFF support"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option adds support for ATA controllers with SFF
+	  compliant or similar programming interface.
+
+if ATA_SFF
+
 config SATA_SVW
 	tristate "ServerWorks Frodo / Apple K2 SATA support"
 	depends on PCI
@@ -125,14 +151,6 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
-config SATA_SIL24
-	tristate "Silicon Image 3124/3132 SATA support"
-	depends on PCI
-	help
-	  This option enables support for Silicon Image 3124/3132 Serial ATA.
-
-	  If unsure, say N.
-
 config SATA_SIS
 	tristate "SiS 964/965/966/180 SATA support"
 	depends on PCI
@@ -183,15 +201,6 @@
 	  firmware in the BIOS. This driver can sometimes handle
 	  otherwise unsupported hardware.
 
-config SATA_FSL
-	tristate "Freescale 3.0Gbps SATA support"
-	depends on FSL_SOC
-	help
-	  This option enables support for Freescale 3.0Gbps SATA controller.
-	  It can be found on MPC837x and MPC8315.
-
-	  If unsure, say N.
-
 config PATA_ALI
 	tristate "ALi PATA support (Experimental)"
 	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
@@ -679,4 +688,5 @@
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+endif # ATA_SFF
 endif # ATA
diff --git a/drivers/ata/Makefile b/drivers/ata/Makefile
index 0511e6f..e6e41b2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/ata/Makefile
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@
 # Should be last libata driver
 obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_LEGACY)	+= pata_legacy.o
 
-libata-objs	:= libata-core.o libata-scsi.o libata-sff.o libata-eh.o \
-		   libata-pmp.o
+libata-objs	:= libata-core.o libata-scsi.o libata-eh.o libata-pmp.o
+libata-$(CONFIG_ATA_SFF)	+= libata-sff.o
 libata-$(CONFIG_ATA_ACPI)	+= libata-acpi.o
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 3a94c69..ca60af0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5195,7 +5195,9 @@
 	ap->msg_enable = ATA_MSG_DRV | ATA_MSG_ERR | ATA_MSG_WARN;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATA_SFF
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->port_task, ata_pio_task);
+#endif
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ap->hotplug_task, ata_scsi_hotplug);
 	INIT_WORK(&ap->scsi_rescan_task, ata_scsi_dev_rescan);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ap->eh_done_q);
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index f8be928..a70881c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2393,7 +2393,9 @@
 	/* FIXME: is this needed? */
 	memset(cmd->sense_buffer, 0, SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATA_SFF
 	ap->ops->sff_tf_read(ap, &qc->tf);
+#endif
 
 	/* fill these in, for the case where they are -not- overwritten */
 	cmd->sense_buffer[0] = 0x70;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 87f54a1..6b70a62 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
 {
 	if (reset == sata_std_hardreset)
 		return 1;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATA_SFF
 	if (reset == sata_sff_hardreset)
 		return 1;
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -206,9 +208,11 @@
 extern void ata_eh_finish(struct ata_port *ap);
 
 /* libata-sff.c */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATA_SFF
 extern void ata_dev_select(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device,
                            unsigned int wait, unsigned int can_sleep);
 extern u8 ata_irq_on(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_pio_task(struct work_struct *work);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ATA_SFF */
 
 #endif /* __LIBATA_H__ */