diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/Kconfig b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/Kconfig
index b7ac0dbf02..17ff3f9d68 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/Kconfig
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ config BOOTBLOCK_SOUTHBRIDGE_INIT
         string
         default "southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/bootblock.c"
 
+config ENABLE_IDE_COMBINED_MODE
+	bool "Enable SATA IDE combined mode"
+	default n
+	help
+	  If Combined Mode is enabled. IDE controller is exposed and
+	  SATA controller has control over Port0 through Port3,
+	  IDE controller has control over Port4 and Port5.
+
+	  If Combined Mode is disabled, IDE controller is hidden and
+	  SATA controller has full control of all 6 Ports when operating in non-IDE mode.
+
+config IDE_COMBINED_MODE
+	hex
+	default "0x0" if ENABLE_IDE_COMBINED_MODE
+	default "0x1" if !ENABLE_IDE_COMBINED_MODE
+
 choice
 	prompt "SATA Mode"
 	default SB800_SATA_IDE
diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/cfg.c b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/cfg.c
index a7801a8fc5..a34dd14baa 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/cfg.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/cfg.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void sb800_cimx_config(AMDSBCFG *sb_config)
   	sb_config->SATAMODE.SataMode.SataController = SATA_CONTROLLER;
 	sb_config->SATAMODE.SataMode.SataIdeCombMdPriSecOpt = 0; //0 -IDE as primary, 1 -IDE as secondary.
 								//TODO: set to secondary not take effect.
-	sb_config->SATAMODE.SataMode.SataIdeCombinedMode = 0; //IDE controlor exposed and combined mode enabled
+	sb_config->SATAMODE.SataMode.SataIdeCombinedMode = CONFIG_IDE_COMBINED_MODE;
 	sb_config->SATAMODE.SataMode.SATARefClkSel = SATA_CLOCK_SOURCE;
 
   	/* Azalia HDA */
diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/late.c b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/late.c
index c36ee03237..b78f1ce726 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/late.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/cimx/sb800/late.c
@@ -343,11 +343,6 @@ static void sb800_enable(device_t dev)
 		break;
 
 	case (0x14 << 3) | 1: /* 0:14:1 IDE */
-		if (dev->enabled) {
-			sb_config->SATAMODE.SataMode.SataIdeCombinedMode = CIMX_OPTION_ENABLED;
-		} else {
-  			sb_config->SATAMODE.SataMode.SataIdeCombinedMode = CIMX_OPTION_DISABLED;
-		}
 		break;
 
 	case (0x14 << 3) | 2: /* 0:14:2 HDA */