diff --git a/src/ld65/cfg/atari.cfg b/src/ld65/cfg/atari.cfg
index 37a0c4431..5a03848a3 100644
--- a/src/ld65/cfg/atari.cfg
+++ b/src/ld65/cfg/atari.cfg
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SEGMENTS {
     BSS:      load = RAM,    type = bss, define = yes;
     HEAP:     load = RAM,    type = bss, optional = yes; # must sit just below stack
     ZEROPAGE: load = ZP,     type = zp;
+    EXTZP:    load = ZP,     type = zp,               optional = yes;
     AUTOSTRT: load = RAM,    type = ro;
 }
 FEATURES {