diff --git a/boot/kernel.asm b/boot/kernel.asm
index 695d5cf..3641b8e 100644
--- a/boot/kernel.asm
+++ b/boot/kernel.asm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 %include	"inc/bpb.asm"
 %include	"inc/mbr.asm"
+%include	"inc/dpt.asm"
 
 		; kernel stack size in words
 %define		stacksize 512
diff --git a/inc/dpt.asm b/inc/dpt.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a1f1ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/dpt.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+struc dpt
+.steprate	resb 1
+.dmahdld	resb 1
+.motoroff	resb 1
+.sectorsize	resb 1
+.lastsector	resb 1
+.gaplen		resb 1
+.dtl		resb 1
+.gapfmt		resb 1
+.fillchar	resb 1
+.hdsettle	resb 1
+.motoron	resb 1
+endstruc