diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/libi386/libi386.h b/sys/boot/i386/libi386/libi386.h
index 8cc7452270a..e65a060acb7 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/libi386/libi386.h
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/libi386/libi386.h
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ struct relocate_data {
 
 extern void relocater(void);
 
-extern uint32_t relocater_data;
+/*
+ * The relocater_data[] is fixed size array allocated in relocater_tramp.S
+ */
+extern struct relocate_data relocater_data[];
 extern uint32_t relocater_size;
 
 extern uint16_t relocator_ip;
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/loader/chain.c b/sys/boot/i386/loader/chain.c
index f8c83d82e9a..d6810ef67fc 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/loader/chain.c
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/loader/chain.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ command_chain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int fd, len, size = SECTOR_SIZE;
 	struct stat st;
 	vm_offset_t mem = 0x100000;
-	uint32_t *uintptr = &relocater_data;
 	struct i386_devdesc *rootdev;
 
 	if (argc == 1) {
@@ -108,9 +107,9 @@ command_chain(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return (CMD_ERROR);
 	}
 
-	uintptr[0] = mem;
-	uintptr[1] = 0x7C00;
-	uintptr[2] = SECTOR_SIZE;
+	relocater_data[0].src = mem;
+	relocater_data[0].dest = 0x7C00;
+	relocater_data[0].size = SECTOR_SIZE;
 
 	relocator_edx = bd_unit2bios(rootdev->d_unit);
 	relocator_esi = relocater_size;