diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/sata.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/sata.c
index 8ac9bee..d2bee88 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/sata.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801ix/sata.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
 	const u16 devid = pci_read_config16(dev, PCI_DEVICE_ID);
 	const int is_mobile = (devid == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82801IBM_IEM_SATA_IDE_P01) ||
 			      (devid == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82801IBM_IEM_SATA_AHCI_P0145);
-	u8 sata_mode;
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "i82801ix_sata: initializing...\n");
 
@@ -152,9 +151,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (get_option(&sata_mode, "sata_mode") != CB_SUCCESS)
-		/* Default to AHCI */
-		sata_mode = 0;
+	/* Default to AHCI */
+	u8 sata_mode = get_int_option("sata_mode", 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO: In contrast to ICH7 and PCH code we don't set
@@ -225,14 +223,11 @@
 	const config_t *const config = dev->chip_info;
 
 	u16 map = 0;
-	u8 sata_mode;
 
 	if (!config)
 		return;
 
-	if (get_option(&sata_mode, "sata_mode") != CB_SUCCESS)
-		/* Default to AHCI */
-		sata_mode = 0;
+	u8 sata_mode = get_int_option("sata_mode", 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set SATA controller mode early so the resource allocator can