diff --git a/config-arm64 b/config-arm64
index a0db86323..9fd40b9fd 100644
--- a/config-arm64
+++ b/config-arm64
@@ -140,3 +140,5 @@ CONFIG_AMD_XGBE_PHY=m
 CONFIG_DMI=y
 CONFIG_DMIID=y
 CONFIG_DMI_SYSFS=y
+
+CONFIG_SATA_AHCI_PLATFORM=y
diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 972954dce..b73950aac 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -2223,6 +2223,9 @@ fi
 #                                    ||----w |
 #                                    ||     ||
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 12 2014 Kyle McMartin <kyle@fedoraproject.org>
+- build in ahci_platform on aarch64 temporarily.
+
 * Fri Dec 12 2014 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@fedoraproject.org>
 - Remove pointless warning in cfg80211 (rhbz 1172543)