diff --git a/base/linux/arch/config-common.sh b/base/linux/arch/config-common.sh
index 9e6282c0f..51114298f 100644
--- a/base/linux/arch/config-common.sh
+++ b/base/linux/arch/config-common.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../linux/arch/config-common.sh
-# Copyright (C) 2008 - 2012 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2008 - 2013 The OpenSDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 #
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ CONFIG_SAMPLES=n
 
 # do not refuse to enumerate external hubs
 CONFIG_USB_OTG_BLACKLIST_HUB=n
+
+# deprecated (only needed for old ATA/(E)IDE and ATAPI units)
+# users of ATA hardware are encouraged to migrate to the newer ATA subsystem
+CONFIG_IDE=n
 EOT
 
 # broken since 2.6.20 and still as of 2.6.27