diff --git a/include/configs/vpac270.h b/include/configs/vpac270.h
index 6d029954b17e861cb7d703bf32b12be0bde276d8..d3e22d9018df80d9ba7726627489f173bb536434 100644
--- a/include/configs/vpac270.h
+++ b/include/configs/vpac270.h
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@
 #undef	CONFIG_IDE_LED
 #undef	CONFIG_IDE_RESET
 
+#define	__io
+
 #define CONFIG_SYS_IDE_MAXBUS		1
 #define CONFIG_SYS_IDE_MAXDEVICE	1