diff --git a/kernel/fxf/fxf.asm b/kernel/fxf/fxf.asm
index b16e9bc..bce51d9 100644
--- a/kernel/fxf/fxf.asm
+++ b/kernel/fxf/fxf.asm
@@ -4,14 +4,22 @@
 ; inputs:
 ; r0: pointer to memory buffer containing an FXF binary
 ; outputs:
-; r0: relocation address
+; r0: relocation address or 0 on error
 parse_fxf_binary:
-    ; TODO: check the magic bytes and header version
+    push r1
+    mov r1, [r0]
+    cmp r1, [fxf_magic]
+    ifnz pop r1
+    ifnz mov r0, 0
+    ifnz ret
+    pop r1
 
     call fxf_reloc
 
     ret
 
+fxf_magic: data.str "FXF" data.8 0
+
     #include "fxf/reloc.asm"
 
 const FXF_CODE_SIZE:   0x00000004