diff --git a/qemu-load.c b/qemu-load.c
index 7acff62..9e35866 100644
--- a/qemu-load.c
+++ b/qemu-load.c
@@ -243,6 +243,33 @@ ram_init_load (struct qemu_device_list *dl,
 			     &ram, section_id, instance_id);
 }
 
+
+#define BLK_MIG_FLAG_EOS 2
+
+static uint32_t
+block_load (struct qemu_device *d, FILE *fp, enum qemu_save_section sec)
+{
+	uint64_t header;
+
+	header = get_be64 (fp);
+	assert (header == BLK_MIG_FLAG_EOS);
+}
+
+static struct qemu_device *
+block_init_load (struct qemu_device_list *dl,
+		 uint32_t section_id, uint32_t instance_id,
+		 uint32_t version_id, bool live, FILE *fp)
+{
+	static struct qemu_device_vtbl block = {
+		"block",
+		block_load, 
+		NULL
+	};
+
+	return device_alloc (dl, sizeof (struct qemu_device),
+			     &block, section_id, instance_id);
+}
+
 /* cpu_common loader.  */
 
 struct qemu_device_cpu_common {
@@ -551,6 +578,7 @@ const struct qemu_device_loader devices_x86_64[] = {
 	{ "cpu_common", cpu_common_init_load },
 	{ "kvm-tpr-opt", kvm_tpr_opt_init_load },
 	{ "cpu", cpu_init_load_64 },
+	{ "block", block_init_load },
 	{ "ram", ram_init_load },
 	{ "timer", timer_init_load },
 	{ NULL }
@@ -560,6 +588,7 @@ const struct qemu_device_loader devices_x86_32[] = {
 	{ "cpu_common", cpu_common_init_load },
 	{ "kvm-tpr-opt", kvm_tpr_opt_init_load },
 	{ "cpu", cpu_init_load_32 },
+	{ "block", block_init_load },
 	{ "ram", ram_init_load },
 	{ "timer", timer_init_load },
 	{ NULL }