diff --git a/cfg/atari-cassette.cfg b/cfg/atari-cassette.cfg
index 13b34cc73..1d7d02f93 100644
--- a/cfg/atari-cassette.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atari-cassette.cfg
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:     load = MAIN, type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:   load = MAIN, type = ro,                optional = yes;
     DATA:     load = MAIN, type = rw,                optional = yes;
+    INIT:     load = MAIN, type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:      load = MAIN, type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
-    INIT:     load = MAIN, type = bss,               optional = yes;
 }
 FEATURES {
     CONDES: type    = constructor,
diff --git a/cfg/atari-overlay.cfg b/cfg/atari-overlay.cfg
index 60f98e453..1dde26331 100644
--- a/cfg/atari-overlay.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atari-overlay.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:      load = MAIN,       type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:    load = MAIN,       type = ro;
     DATA:      load = MAIN,       type = rw;
-    INIT:      load = MAIN,       type = bss,               optional = yes;
+    INIT:      load = MAIN,       type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:       load = MAIN,       type = bss, define = yes;
     AUTOSTRT:  load = TRAILER,    type = ro;
     OVERLAY1:  load = OVL1,       type = ro,  define = yes, optional = yes;
diff --git a/cfg/atari-xex.cfg b/cfg/atari-xex.cfg
index deab5c7a5..1ab60af2e 100644
--- a/cfg/atari-xex.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atari-xex.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:      load = MAIN,       type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:    load = MAIN,       type = ro;
     DATA:      load = MAIN,       type = rw;
-    INIT:      load = MAIN,       type = bss,               optional = yes;
+    INIT:      load = MAIN,       type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:       load = MAIN,       type = bss, define = yes;
 }
 FEATURES {
diff --git a/cfg/atari.cfg b/cfg/atari.cfg
index 37337ea53..0af121de3 100644
--- a/cfg/atari.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atari.cfg
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:      load = MAIN,       type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:    load = MAIN,       type = ro;
     DATA:      load = MAIN,       type = rw;
-    INIT:      load = MAIN,       type = bss,               optional = yes;
+    INIT:      load = MAIN,       type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:       load = MAIN,       type = bss, define = yes;
     AUTOSTRT:  load = TRAILER,    type = ro;
 }
diff --git a/cfg/atarixl-largehimem.cfg b/cfg/atarixl-largehimem.cfg
index 8f70597aa..6df9b3f80 100644
--- a/cfg/atarixl-largehimem.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atarixl-largehimem.cfg
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:        load = MAIN,                         type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:      load = MAIN,                         type = ro;
     DATA:        load = MAIN,                         type = rw;
-    INIT:        load = MAIN,                         type = bss,               optional = yes;
+    INIT:        load = MAIN,                         type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:         load = MAIN,                         type = bss, define = yes;
     AUTOSTRT:    load = TRAILER,                      type = ro;
 }
diff --git a/cfg/atarixl-overlay.cfg b/cfg/atarixl-overlay.cfg
index 3b8da4256..5cfdcdbc5 100644
--- a/cfg/atarixl-overlay.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atarixl-overlay.cfg
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:        load = MAIN,                          type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:      load = MAIN,                          type = ro;
     DATA:        load = MAIN,                          type = rw;
-    INIT:        load = MAIN,                          type = bss,               optional = yes;
+    INIT:        load = MAIN,                          type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:         load = MAIN,                          type = bss, define = yes;
     AUTOSTRT:    load = TRAILER,                       type = ro;
 
diff --git a/cfg/atarixl-xex.cfg b/cfg/atarixl-xex.cfg
index 853096c6f..a0a4a971d 100644
--- a/cfg/atarixl-xex.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atarixl-xex.cfg
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:        load = MAIN,                          type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:      load = MAIN,                          type = ro;
     DATA:        load = MAIN,                          type = rw;
-    INIT:        load = MAIN,                          type = bss,               optional = yes;
+    INIT:        load = MAIN,                          type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:         load = MAIN,                          type = bss, define = yes;
     SRPREPHDR:   load = UNUSED,                        type = ro;
     SRPREPTRL:   load = UNUSED,                        type = ro;
diff --git a/cfg/atarixl.cfg b/cfg/atarixl.cfg
index 1517afb5a..5e7199cd3 100644
--- a/cfg/atarixl.cfg
+++ b/cfg/atarixl.cfg
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     CODE:        load = MAIN,                          type = ro,  define = yes;
     RODATA:      load = MAIN,                          type = ro;
     DATA:        load = MAIN,                          type = rw;
-    INIT:        load = MAIN,                          type = bss,               optional = yes;
+    INIT:        load = MAIN,                          type = bss, define = yes, optional = yes;
     BSS:         load = MAIN,                          type = bss, define = yes;
     AUTOSTRT:    load = TRAILER,                       type = ro;
 }
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/cashdr.s b/libsrc/atari/cashdr.s
index c00ee98c2..c0d64a56b 100644
--- a/libsrc/atari/cashdr.s
+++ b/libsrc/atari/cashdr.s
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 
         .include "atari.inc"
 
-        .import __BSS_RUN__, __STARTADDRESS__, _cas_init
+        .import __INIT_RUN__, __STARTADDRESS__, _cas_init
         .export _cas_hdr
 
-.assert ((__BSS_RUN__ - __STARTADDRESS__ + 127) / 128) < $101, error, "File to big to load from cassette"
+.assert ((__INIT_RUN__ - __STARTADDRESS__ + 127) / 128) < $101, error, "File to big to load from cassette"
 
 
 ; for a description of the cassette header, see De Re Atari, appendix C
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 _cas_hdr:
         .byte   0                       ; ignored
-        .byte   <((__BSS_RUN__ - __STARTADDRESS__ + 127) / 128)         ; # of 128-byte records to read
+        .byte   <((__INIT_RUN__ - __STARTADDRESS__ + 127) / 128)        ; # of 128-byte records to read
         .word   __STARTADDRESS__        ; load address
         .word   _cas_init               ; init address
 
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/exehdr.s b/libsrc/atari/exehdr.s
index 7abb7c1ac..fe17aeafd 100644
--- a/libsrc/atari/exehdr.s
+++ b/libsrc/atari/exehdr.s
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ; This file defines the EXE header and main chunk load header for Atari executables
 
         .export         __EXEHDR__: absolute = 1
-        .import         __MAIN_START__, __BSS_LOAD__
+        .import         __MAIN_START__, __INIT_LOAD__
 
 .segment        "EXEHDR"
         .word   $FFFF
 
 .segment        "MAINHDR"
         .word   __MAIN_START__
-        .word   __BSS_LOAD__ - 1
+        .word   __INIT_LOAD__ - 1