diff --git a/build/jam/board/raspberry_pi/BoardSetup b/build/jam/board/raspberry_pi/BoardSetup
index c70eb90a3d..ef568f2b09 100644
--- a/build/jam/board/raspberry_pi/BoardSetup
+++ b/build/jam/board/raspberry_pi/BoardSetup
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ HAIKU_BOOT_PLATFORM = raspberrypi_arm ;
 
 HAIKU_BOARD_LOADER_BASE = 0x0 ;
 
+HAIKU_BOARD_BOOT_ARCHIVE_BASE = 0x04000000 ;
+HAIKU_BOARD_BOOT_ARCHIVE_SIZE = 0x00400000 ;
+	# TODO: needs to be configured in the config.txt
+	#	ramfsfile=haiku-floppyboot.tgz and ramfsaddr=x
+
 #
 # Flash image
 #
diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/Jamfile b/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/Jamfile
index 538ac0f615..7293dbf9a0 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/Jamfile
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ UsePrivateHeaders [ FDirName storage ] ;
 UsePrivateHeaders [ FDirName kernel arch $(TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH) board $(TARGET_BOOT_BOARD) ] ;
 
 {
-	local defines = _BOOT_MODE ;
+	local defines = _BOOT_MODE
+		BOOT_ARCHIVE_BASE=$(HAIKU_BOARD_BOOT_ARCHIVE_BASE)
+		BOOT_ARCHIVE_SIZE=$(HAIKU_BOARD_BOOT_ARCHIVE_SIZE) ;
 
 	defines = [ FDefines $(defines) ] ;
 	SubDirCcFlags $(defines) ;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/start.cpp b/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/start.cpp
index 008ac9229d..daf40aef77 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/start.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/raspberrypi_arm/start.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ _start(void)
 	mmu_init();
 
 	platform_init_video();
+	// Map in the boot archive loaded into memory by the firmware.
+	args.platform.boot_tgz_size = BOOT_ARCHIVE_SIZE;
+	args.platform.boot_tgz_data = (void*)mmu_map_physical_memory(
+		BOOT_ARCHIVE_BASE, args.platform.boot_tgz_size, kDefaultPageFlags);
+
 	serial_init();
 	console_init();