console_ops.close();
 
        kentry = (kernel_entry_t) vmlinux.addr;
-       if (ft_addr)
-               kentry(ft_addr, 0, NULL);
+       if (ft_addr) {
+               if(platform_ops.kentry)
+                       platform_ops.kentry(ft_addr, vmlinux.addr);
+               else
+                       kentry(ft_addr, 0, NULL);
+       }
        else
                kentry((unsigned long)initrd.addr, initrd.size,
                       loader_info.promptr);
 
 
 static u32 opal_con_id;
 
+/* see opal-wrappers.S */
 int64_t opal_console_write(int64_t term_number, u64 *length, const u8 *buffer);
 int64_t opal_console_read(int64_t term_number, uint64_t *length, u8 *buffer);
 int64_t opal_console_write_buffer_space(uint64_t term_number, uint64_t *length);
 int64_t opal_console_flush(uint64_t term_number);
 int64_t opal_poll_events(uint64_t *outstanding_event_mask);
 
+void opal_kentry(unsigned long fdt_addr, void *vmlinux_addr);
+
 static int opal_con_open(void)
 {
+       /*
+        * When OPAL loads the boot kernel it stashes the OPAL base and entry
+        * address in r8 and r9 so the kernel can use the OPAL console
+        * before unflattening the devicetree. While executing the wrapper will
+        * probably trash r8 and r9 so this kentry hook restores them before
+        * entering the decompressed kernel.
+        */
+       platform_ops.kentry = opal_kentry;
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        void *  (*realloc)(void *ptr, unsigned long size);
        void    (*exit)(void);
        void *  (*vmlinux_alloc)(unsigned long size);
+       void    (*kentry)(unsigned long fdt_addr, void *vmlinux_addr);
 };
 extern struct platform_ops platform_ops;