diff --git a/kernel/trunk/boot/rdload.inc b/kernel/trunk/boot/rdload.inc
index 9af1795080..366cbd56e9 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/boot/rdload.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/boot/rdload.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $Revision$
 read_ramdisk:
 ; READ RAMDISK IMAGE FROM HD (only for IDE0, IDE1, IDE2, IDE3)
 
-        cmp     byte [BOOT.dev+0x10000], 1
+        cmp     byte [BOOT.dev], 1
         jne     no_sys_on_hd.1
 
         xor     ebp, ebp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ no_sys_on_hd:
         DEBUGF 1, "K : RD not found\n"
 .1:
         ; test_to_format_ram_disk (need if not using ram disk)
-        cmp     byte [BOOT.dev+0x10000], 3
+        cmp     byte [BOOT.dev], 3
         jne     not_format_ram_disk
         ; format_ram_disk
         mov     edi, RAMDISK
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
index 163bb78ff2..61af092dce 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ endg
         call    PIT_init
 
 ; Register ramdisk file system
-        cmp     byte [BOOT.dev+0x10000], 1
+        cmp     byte [BOOT.dev], 1
         je      @f
 
         mov     esi, boot_initramdisk