diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/net/Jamfile b/src/system/boot/loader/net/Jamfile
index 8a8245fb68..32c679c61e 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/net/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/net/Jamfile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ UsePrivateHeaders kernel [ FDirName kernel boot platform $(TARGET_BOOT_PLATFORM)
 
 SubDirC++Flags -fno-rtti ;
 
+local tcp = ;
+if $(TARGET_ARCH) = ppc {
+	tcp = TCP.cpp ;
+}
+
 KernelStaticLibrary boot_net :
 	ARP.cpp
 	ChainBuffer.cpp
@@ -13,7 +18,7 @@ KernelStaticLibrary boot_net :
 	NetStack.cpp
 	RemoteDisk.cpp
 	UDP.cpp
-	TCP.cpp
+	$(tcp)
 
 	: -fno-pic
 ;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/net/NetStack.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/net/NetStack.cpp
index 0154997787..52b354387d 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/net/NetStack.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/net/NetStack.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ NetStack::Init()
 	if (error != B_OK)
 		return error;
 
+#ifdef __POWERPC__
 	// TCP service
 	fTCPService = new(nothrow) TCPService(fIPService);
 	if (fTCPService == NULL)
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ NetStack::Init()
 	error = fTCPService->Init();
 	if (error != B_OK)
 		return error;
+#endif
 
 	return B_OK;
 }