diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c
index 350842b0d1..cccefe53c0 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/driver.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	Other authors:
 	Mark Watson;
-	Rudolf Cornelissen 3/2002-4/2004.
+	Rudolf Cornelissen 3/2002-6/2004.
 */
 
 /* standard kernel driver stuff */
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static settings current_settings = { // see comments in nv.settings
 	false,      // usebios
 	false,      // hardcursor
 	false,		// switchhead
+	false,		// force_pci
 };
 
 static void dumprom (void *rom, size_t size)
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ init_driver(void) {
 		current_settings.hardcursor = get_driver_boolean_parameter (settings_handle, "hardcursor", false, false);
 		current_settings.usebios = get_driver_boolean_parameter (settings_handle, "usebios", false, false);
 		current_settings.switchhead = get_driver_boolean_parameter (settings_handle, "switchhead", false, false);
+		current_settings.force_pci = get_driver_boolean_parameter (settings_handle, "force_pci", false, false);
 
 		unload_driver_settings (settings_handle);
 	}
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings
index c36d39aef5..fe8afc3038 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/graphics/nvidia/nv.settings
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ hardcursor true			# if true use on-chip cursor capabilities
 #logmask 	0xffffffff		# log everything
 dumprom    false        		# dump bios rom in ~/nv.rom: probably not functional yet
 switchhead false			# switch head assignment (dualhead cards only)
-
+force_pci	false			# block AGP mode use if true (AGP cards only)
 #--------- that's all.
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