diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index faa8e58..7f7aa92 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@
 else
 override CONFIG_ATAVIA = no
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_IT8212), yes)
+UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES += CONFIG_IT8212=yes
+else
+override CONFIG_IT8212 = no
+endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DRKAISER), yes)
 UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES += CONFIG_DRKAISER=yes
 else
@@ -431,6 +436,9 @@
 # Enable Linux spidev interface by default. We disable it on non-Linux targets.
 CONFIG_LINUX_SPI ?= yes
 
+# Always enable ITE IT8212F PATA controllers for now.
+CONFIG_IT8212 ?= yes
+
 # Disable wiki printing by default. It is only useful if you have wiki access.
 CONFIG_PRINT_WIKI ?= no
 
@@ -549,6 +557,12 @@
 NEED_PCI := yes
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_IT8212), yes)
+FEATURE_CFLAGS += -D'CONFIG_IT8212=1'
+PROGRAMMER_OBJS += it8212.o
+NEED_PCI := yes
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_FT2232_SPI), yes)
 # This is a totally ugly hack.
 FEATURE_CFLAGS += $(shell LC_ALL=C grep -q "FTDISUPPORT := yes" .features && printf "%s" "-D'CONFIG_FT2232_SPI=1'")