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.