diff --git a/stand/libsa/smbios.h b/stand/libsa/smbios.h
--- a/stand/libsa/smbios.h
+++ b/stand/libsa/smbios.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef _SMBIOS_H_
 #define	_SMBIOS_H_
 
-void	smbios_detect(const caddr_t);
+caddr_t	smbios_detect(const caddr_t);
 int	smbios_match(const char *, const char *, const char *);
 
 #endif /* _SMBIOS_H_ */
diff --git a/stand/libsa/smbios.c b/stand/libsa/smbios.c
--- a/stand/libsa/smbios.c
+++ b/stand/libsa/smbios.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-void
+caddr_t
 smbios_detect(const caddr_t addr)
 {
 	char		buf[16];
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 
 	smbios_probe(addr);
 	if (smbios.addr == NULL)
-		return;
+		return (NULL);
 
 	for (dmi = smbios.addr, i = 0; dmi != NULL &&
 	    dmi < smbios.addr + smbios.length && i < smbios.count; i++)
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 		sprintf(buf, "%u", smbios.populated_sockets);
 		setenv("smbios.socket.populated", buf, 1);
 	}
+
+	return (smbios.addr);
 }
 
 static int