diff --git a/src/system/ldscripts/arm/runtime_loader.ld b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/runtime_loader.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfe708c3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/ldscripts/arm/runtime_loader.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm")
+OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
+
+ENTRY(runtime_loader)
+SEARCH_DIR("libgcc");
+SECTIONS
+{
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diff --git a/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/Jamfile b/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23bb1bd8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src system runtime_loader arch arm ;
+
+UsePrivateHeaders runtime_loader ;
+UsePrivateSystemHeaders ;
+
+SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) ] ;
+
+StaticLibrary libruntime_loader_$(TARGET_ARCH).a :
+	arch_relocate.cpp
+	:
+	<src!system!libroot!os!arch!$(TARGET_ARCH)>atomic.o
+	<src!system!libroot!os!arch!$(TARGET_ARCH)>thread.o
+
+	<src!system!libroot!posix!string!arch!$(TARGET_ARCH)>arch_string.o
+	<src!system!libroot!posix!string!arch!$(TARGET_ARCH)>memset.o
+;
diff --git a/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/arch_relocate.cpp b/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/arch_relocate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e849b039e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/runtime_loader/arch/arm/arch_relocate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012, Haiku, Inc.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		Ithamar R. Adema <ithamar@upgrade-android.com>
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "runtime_loader_private.h"
+
+#include <runtime_loader.h>
+
+//#define TRACE_RLD
+#ifdef TRACE_RLD
+#	define TRACE(x) dprintf x
+#else
+#	define TRACE(x) ;
+#endif
+
+void *__dso_handle;
+
+status_t
+arch_relocate_image(image_t *rootImage, image_t *image,
+	SymbolLookupCache* cache)
+{
+	debugger("arch_relocate_image: Not Yet Implemented!");
+	return B_OK;
+}