diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/loader/loader.cpp b/src/kernel/boot/loader/loader.cpp
index de950b7efb..bac3f58855 100644
--- a/src/kernel/boot/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ load_kernel(stage2_args *args, Directory *volume)
 
 	puts("load kernel...");
 
-	preloaded_image image;
-	status_t status = elf_load_image(fd, &image);
+	status_t status = elf_load_image(fd, &gKernelArgs.kernel_image);
 
 	close(fd);
 
@@ -68,14 +67,8 @@ load_kernel(stage2_args *args, Directory *volume)
 
 	puts("kernel loaded successfully");
 
-	// init kernel args with loaded image data
-	gKernelArgs.kernel_seg0_addr.start = image.text_region.start;
-	gKernelArgs.kernel_seg0_addr.size = image.text_region.size;
-	gKernelArgs.kernel_seg1_addr.start = image.data_region.start;
-	gKernelArgs.kernel_seg1_addr.size = image.data_region.size;
-	gKernelArgs.kernel_dynamic_section_addr = image.dynamic_section;
-
-	gKernelEntry = image.elf_header.e_entry;
+	gKernelEntry = gKernelArgs.kernel_image.elf_header.e_entry;
+		// ToDo: gKernelEntry is no longer needed
 
 	return B_OK;
 }