diff --git a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
index 4c1495f..bd72f39 100644
--- a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ CONFIG_NE2000_ISA=y
 CONFIG_PIIX_PCI=y
 CONFIG_SOUND=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI=y
+CONFIG_AHCI=y
+
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index db2b9a2..26a1eda 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ static void pc_init1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
 
     if (pci_enabled) {
         pci_piix3_ide_init(pci_bus, hd, piix3_devfn + 1);
+		pci_create_simple(pci_bus,-1,"ahci");
     } else {
         for(i = 0; i < MAX_IDE_BUS; i++) {
             isa_ide_init(ide_iobase[i], ide_iobase2[i], ide_irq[i],