diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/start.c b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/start.c
index 6c49bcb4c8..52db87fccb 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/start.c
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/atari_m68k/start.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ platform_start_kernel(void)
 
 	dprintf("kernel entry at %lx\n", gKernelArgs.kernel_image.elf_header.e_entry);
 
+#if 0
 	asm("movl	%0, %%eax;	"			// move stack out of way
 		"movl	%%eax, %%esp; "
 		: : "m" (stackTop));
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ platform_start_kernel(void)
 		"pushl 	%1;	"					// this is the start address
 		"ret;		"					// jump.
 		: : "g" (args), "g" (gKernelArgs.kernel_image.elf_header.e_entry));
+#endif
 
 	panic("kernel returned!\n");
 }
@@ -107,8 +109,8 @@ _start(void)
 {
 	stage2_args args;
 
-	asm("cld");			// Ain't nothing but a GCC thang.
-	asm("fninit");		// initialize floating point unit
+	//asm("cld");			// Ain't nothing but a GCC thang.
+	//asm("fninit");		// initialize floating point unit
 
 	clear_bss();
 	call_ctors();