diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/ts41x-setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/ts41x-setup.c
index 2e14afef07a..6995199a912 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/ts41x-setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/ts41x-setup.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include "mpp.h"
 #include "tsx1x-common.h"
 
+/* for the PCIe reset workaround */
+#include <plat/pcie.h>
+
+
 #define QNAP_TS41X_JUMPER_JP1	45
 
 static struct i2c_board_info __initdata qnap_ts41x_i2c_rtc = {
@@ -140,8 +144,16 @@ static void __init qnap_ts41x_init(void)
 
 static int __init ts41x_pci_init(void)
 {
-	if (machine_is_ts41x())
+	if (machine_is_ts41x()) {
+		/*
+		 * Without this explicit reset, the PCIe SATA controller
+		 * (Marvell 88sx7042/sata_mv) is known to stop working
+		 * after a few minutes.
+		 */
+		orion_pcie_reset((void __iomem *)PCIE_VIRT_BASE);
+
 		kirkwood_pcie_init(KW_PCIE0);
+	}
 
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-orion/include/plat/pcie.h b/arch/arm/plat-orion/include/plat/pcie.h
index 3ebfef72b4e..cc99163e73f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-orion/include/plat/pcie.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-orion/include/plat/pcie.h
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
 #ifndef __PLAT_PCIE_H
 #define __PLAT_PCIE_H
 
+struct pci_bus;
+
 u32 orion_pcie_dev_id(void __iomem *base);
 u32 orion_pcie_rev(void __iomem *base);
 int orion_pcie_link_up(void __iomem *base);
 int orion_pcie_x4_mode(void __iomem *base);
 int orion_pcie_get_local_bus_nr(void __iomem *base);
 void orion_pcie_set_local_bus_nr(void __iomem *base, int nr);
+void orion_pcie_reset(void __iomem *base);
 void orion_pcie_setup(void __iomem *base,
 		      struct mbus_dram_target_info *dram);
 int orion_pcie_rd_conf(void __iomem *base, struct pci_bus *bus,
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-orion/pcie.c b/arch/arm/plat-orion/pcie.c
index 779553a1595..af2d733c50b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-orion/pcie.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-orion/pcie.c
@@ -181,11 +181,6 @@ void __init orion_pcie_setup(void __iomem *base,
 	u16 cmd;
 	u32 mask;
 
-	/*
-	 * soft reset PCIe unit
-	 */
-	orion_pcie_reset(base);
-
 	/*
 	 * Point PCIe unit MBUS decode windows to DRAM space.
 	 */