diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 2785b7946942..f136d81f1fab 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -1095,6 +1095,8 @@ doMFSKERN:
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH} != "ia64"
 	@echo "set hint.acpi.0.disabled=1" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 .endif
+	@[ -r ${RD}/floppies/drivers.flp ] && \
+	    echo "set driver_floppy=YES" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 	@echo "set module_path=\"/modules;/dist\"" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 	@echo "echo \\007\\007" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 	@echo "autoboot 10" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc