diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h
index 5d226e5aa1..78d2d2fc8a 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/kernel_args.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define BOOT_METHOD						"boot method"
 #define BOOT_VOLUME_USER_SELECTED		"user selected"
 #define BOOT_VOLUME_BOOTED_FROM_IMAGE	"booted from image"
+#define BOOT_VOLUME_PACKAGED			"packaged"
 #define BOOT_VOLUME_PARTITION_OFFSET	"partition offset"
 #define BOOT_VOLUME_DISK_IDENTIFIER		"disk identifier"
 
diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h b/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h
index e936160498..f00e282686 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/boot/vfs.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private:
 /* function prototypes */
 
 extern status_t vfs_init(stage2_args *args);
-extern status_t register_boot_file_system(Directory *directory);
+extern status_t register_boot_file_system(BootVolume& bootVolume);
 extern status_t get_boot_file_system(stage2_args* args,
 			BootVolume& _bootVolume);
 extern status_t mount_file_systems(stage2_args *args);
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/main.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/main.cpp
index 309df34cd5..3c310c1144 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/main.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/main.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ main(stage2_args *args)
 		// is already loaded at this point and we definitely
 		// know our boot volume, too
 		if (status == B_OK) {
-			register_boot_file_system(bootVolume.RootDirectory());
+			register_boot_file_system(bootVolume);
 
 			if ((platform_boot_options() & BOOT_OPTION_DEBUG_OUTPUT) == 0)
 				platform_switch_to_logo();
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
index eeb6e6c979..a0bed30fa5 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/vfs.cpp
@@ -490,19 +490,23 @@ vfs_init(stage2_args *args)
 
 
 status_t
-register_boot_file_system(Directory *volume)
+register_boot_file_system(BootVolume& bootVolume)
 {
-	gRoot->AddLink("boot", volume);
+	Directory* rootDirectory = bootVolume.RootDirectory();
+	gRoot->AddLink("boot", rootDirectory);
 
 	Partition *partition;
-	status_t status = gRoot->GetPartitionFor(volume, &partition);
+	status_t status = gRoot->GetPartitionFor(rootDirectory, &partition);
 	if (status != B_OK) {
-		dprintf("register_boot_file_system(): could not locate boot volume in root!\n");
+		dprintf("register_boot_file_system(): could not locate boot volume in "
+			"root!\n");
 		return status;
 	}
 
 	gKernelArgs.boot_volume.SetInt64(BOOT_VOLUME_PARTITION_OFFSET,
 		partition->offset);
+	if (bootVolume.IsPackaged())
+		gKernelArgs.boot_volume.SetBool(BOOT_VOLUME_PACKAGED, true);
 
 	Node *device = get_node_from(partition->FD());
 	if (device == NULL) {