diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/Jamfile b/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/Jamfile
index 141bbc8dc4..ef50560e99 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/Jamfile
@@ -63,6 +63,26 @@ KernelMergeObject boot_platform_amiga_m68k.o :
 	boot_arch_m68k_040.o
 ;
 
+# the bootsector in haiku_loader must be checksummed
+
+rule ChecksumAmigaLoader {
+	local haikuLoader = $(1) ;
+	local checksummer = <build>fixup_amiga_boot_checksum ;
+
+	Depends $(haikuLoader) : $(checksummer) ;
+
+	TARGET_CHECKSUM on $(haikuLoader) = $(checksummer) ;
+
+}
+
+actions ChecksumAmigaLoader bind TARGET_CHECKSUM {
+	$(TARGET_CHECKSUM) $(1)
+}
+
+
+ChecksumAmigaLoader haiku_loader ;
+
+
 
 SEARCH on [ FGristFiles text_menu.cpp ]
 	= [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src system boot platform generic ] ;