diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index 9e39f2d663..62f95c5d74 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ (define (file-system-type-predicate type)
 
   (define linux-modules
     ;; Modules added to the initrd and loaded from the initrd.
-    `(,@(if (or virtio? qemu-networking?)
+    `("libahci.ko" "ahci.ko" ; modules for SATA controllers
+      ,@(if (or virtio? qemu-networking?)
             virtio-modules
             '())
       ,@(if (find (file-system-type-predicate "cifs") file-systems)