diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 57cfda3021e2..4c1de9735645 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -1009,6 +1009,7 @@ doMFSKERN:
 	@echo "read" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 .endif
 	@echo "load -t mfs_root /mfsroot" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
+	@echo "set hint.acpi.0.disable=1" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 	@echo "echo \\007\\007" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 	@echo "autoboot 10" >> ${RD}/image.${FSIMAGE}/boot/loader.rc
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386" && ${AUTO_KEYBOARD_DETECT}