diff --git a/sys/src/9/pc/l.s b/sys/src/9/pc/l.s
index d3e5f5201..128fde3d3 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/pc/l.s
+++ b/sys/src/9/pc/l.s
@@ -46,12 +46,28 @@ TEXT _multibootheader(SB), $0
 	LONG	$_startKADDR-KZERO(SB)		/* load_addr */
 	LONG	$edata-KZERO(SB)		/* load_end_addr */
 	LONG	$end-KZERO(SB)			/* bss_end_addr */
-	LONG	$_startKADDR-KZERO(SB)		/* entry_addr */
+	LONG	$_multibootentry-KZERO(SB)		/* entry_addr */
 	LONG	$0				/* mode_type */
 	LONG	$0				/* width */
 	LONG	$0				/* height */
 	LONG	$0				/* depth */
 
+TEXT _multibootentry(SB), $0
+	MOVL	$etext-KZERO(SB), SI
+	MOVL	SI, DI
+	ADDL	$0xfff, DI
+	ANDL	$~0xfff, DI
+	MOVL	$edata-KZERO(SB), CX
+	SUBL	DI, CX
+	ADDL	CX, SI
+	ADDL	CX, DI
+	STD
+	REP; MOVSB
+	CLD
+	MOVL	$_startPADDR(SB), AX
+	ANDL	$~KZERO, AX
+	JMP*	AX
+
 /*
  * In protected mode with paging turned off and segment registers setup
  * to linear map all memory. Entered via a jump to PADDR(entry),