diff --git a/real_system_state.cc b/real_system_state.cc
index d374cc1..5477dd6 100644
--- a/real_system_state.cc
+++ b/real_system_state.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <base/time/time.h>
 #include <chromeos/dbus/service_constants.h>
 
+#include "update_engine/boot_control_chromeos.h"
 #include "update_engine/constants.h"
 #include "update_engine/update_manager/state_factory.h"
 #include "update_engine/utils.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@
 bool RealSystemState::Initialize() {
   metrics_lib_.Init();
 
+  // TODO(deymo): Initialize BootControl based on the build environment.
+  BootControlChromeOS* boot_control_cros = new BootControlChromeOS();
+  boot_control_.reset(boot_control_cros);
+  if (!boot_control_cros->Init()) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Ignoring BootControlChromeOS failure. We won't run updates.";
+  }
+
   if (!shill_proxy_.Init()) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to initialize shill proxy.";
     return false;