diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
index 3ba87325006..b95fdc595a5 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static struct _devname {
     CDROM("acd%d",	"ATAPI/IDE CDROM",			4),
     DISK("da%d",	"SCSI disk device",			16),
     DISK("ad%d",	"ATA/IDE disk device",			16),
+    DISK("ada%d",	"SATA disk device",			16),
     DISK("ar%d",	"ATA/IDE RAID device",			16),
     DISK("afd%d",	"ATAPI/IDE floppy device",		4),
     DISK("mlxd%d",	"Mylex RAID disk",			4),