diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
index 0296205..6eaab88 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
 	memset((void *) gd, 0, sizeof(gd_t));
 #endif
 
+	gd->flags = bootflag;
+
 	for (init_fnc_ptr = init_sequence; *init_fnc_ptr; ++init_fnc_ptr)
 		if ((*init_fnc_ptr) () != 0)
 			hang();