diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/partitions.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/partitions.h
index 151ee76424..3f500bd727 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/boot/partitions.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/partitions.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class Partition : public Node, public partition_data {
 #define kPartitionTypeHFSPlus	"HFS+ Filesystem"
 #define kPartitionTypeISO9660	"ISO9660 Filesystem"
 #define kPartitionTypeReiser	"Reiser Filesystem"
+#define kPartitionTypeTarFS		"TAR Filesystem"
 #define kPartitionTypeUDF		"UDF Filesystem"
 
 // structure definitions as used in the boot loader
@@ -87,5 +88,6 @@ struct file_system_module_info {
 
 extern file_system_module_info gBFSFileSystemModule;
 extern file_system_module_info gAmigaFFSFileSystemModule;
+extern file_system_module_info gTarFileSystemModule;
 
 #endif	/* KERNEL_BOOT_PARTITIONS_H */
diff --git a/src/system/Jamfile b/src/system/Jamfile
index f843914884..b21ea1a615 100644
--- a/src/system/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/Jamfile
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ KernelLd boot_loader :
 	# file systems
 	boot_bfs.a
 	boot_amiga_ffs.a
+	boot_tarfs.a
+
+	libz.a
 
 	# libroot functions needed by the stage2 boot loader
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)!libroot!os!arch!$(OBOS_ARCH)>byteorder.o