diff --git a/stand/kboot/arch/powerpc64/load_addr.c b/stand/kboot/arch/powerpc64/load_addr.c
--- a/stand/kboot/arch/powerpc64/load_addr.c
+++ b/stand/kboot/arch/powerpc64/load_addr.c
@@ -208,3 +208,15 @@
 	return (bits);
 }
 #endif
+
+/* Need to transition from current hacky FDT way to this code */
+bool enumerate_memory_arch(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * For now, we dig it out of the FDT, plus we need to pass all data into
+	 * the kernel via the (adjusted) FDT we find.
+	 */
+	setenv("usefdt", "1", 1);
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/stand/kboot/main.c b/stand/kboot/main.c
--- a/stand/kboot/main.c
+++ b/stand/kboot/main.c
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@
 	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 
 	setenv("LINES", "24", 1);
-	setenv("usefdt", "1", 1);
 
 	memory_limits();