diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/devices.cpp b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/devices.cpp
index 650211b6ee..ac380a77a3 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/devices.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/u-boot/devices.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 
 
 #include <KernelExport.h>
-#include <boot/platform.h>
+
+#include <boot/disk_identifier.h>
 #include <boot/vfs.h>
-#include <boot/stdio.h>
+#include <boot/platform.h>
 #include <boot/stage2.h>
+#include <boot/stdio.h>
 
 #define TRACE_DEVICES
 #ifdef TRACE_DEVICES
@@ -73,6 +75,18 @@ platform_add_block_devices(stage2_args *args, NodeList *devicesList)
 status_t 
 platform_register_boot_device(Node *device)
 {
-	TRACE("platform_register_boot_device\n");
+	disk_identifier disk_ident;
+        disk_ident.bus_type = UNKNOWN_BUS;
+        disk_ident.device_type = UNKNOWN_DEVICE;
+        disk_ident.device.unknown.size = device->Size();
+
+        for (int32 i = 0; i < NUM_DISK_CHECK_SUMS; i++) {
+                disk_ident.device.unknown.check_sums[i].offset = -1;
+                disk_ident.device.unknown.check_sums[i].sum = 0;
+        }
+
+	gBootVolume.SetData(BOOT_VOLUME_DISK_IDENTIFIER, B_RAW_TYPE,
+		&disk_ident, sizeof(disk_ident));
+
 	return B_OK;
 }