diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/iomgr.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/iomgr.c
index c25932d1a52..19e6b43f32e 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/iomgr.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/iomgr.c
@@ -512,6 +512,13 @@ IoInitSystem(IN PLOADER_PARAMETER_BLOCK LoaderBlock)
     IoSynchronousInvalidateDeviceRelations(IopRootDeviceNode->
                                            PhysicalDeviceObject,
                                            BusRelations);
+    
+    /* Check if this was a ramdisk boot */
+    if (RtlEqualMemory(LoaderBlock->ArcBootDeviceName, "ramdisk(0)", 10))
+    {
+        /* Initialize the ramdisk driver */
+        IopStartRamdisk(LoaderBlock);
+    }
 
     /* Create ARC names for boot devices */
     IopCreateArcNames(LoaderBlock);