diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c b/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c
index 1e2e2dc..1e2e4e6 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c
@@ -582,15 +582,15 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-int is_sata_supported(void)
+int sata_initialize(void)
 {
 	volatile ccsr_gur_t *gur = (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_GUTS_ADDR);
 	uint sdrs2_io_sel =
 		(gur->pordevsr & MPC85xx_PORDEVSR_SRDS2_IO_SEL) >> 27;
 	if (sdrs2_io_sel & 0x04)
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
-	return 1;
+	return __sata_initialize();
 }
 
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)