diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/Jamfile b/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/Jamfile
index d44d020d72..ba480c8358 100644
--- a/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/Jamfile
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 SubDir OBOS_TOP src kernel boot platform bios_ia32 ;
+
+SubDirHdrs $(OBOS_TOP) headers private kernel boot platform $(OBOS_BOOT_PLATFORM) ;
+
+KernelMergeObject boot_platform_bios_ia32.o :
+	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>start.c
+	:
+	;
+
+SEARCH on [ FGristFiles crt0.S ]
+    = [ FDirName $(OBOS_TOP) src kernel boot arch $(OBOS_ARCH) ] ;
diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/start.c b/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/start.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f2173d34c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/start.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2003, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+#include <boot/platform.h>
+#include <boot/heap.h>
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+void _start(void);
+
+
+// dummy implementations
+
+
+void
+panic(const char *format, ...)
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+dprintf(const char *format, ...)
+{
+}
+
+
+status_t
+platform_get_boot_devices(struct stage2_args *args, struct list *devicesList)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+void
+platform_release_heap(void *base)
+{
+}
+
+
+status_t
+platform_init_heap(struct stage2_args *args, void **_base, void **_top)
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+_start(void)
+{
+}
+