diff --git a/libsrc/atari/graphics.s b/libsrc/atari/graphics.s
index 60f2ff789..cad5412bc 100644
--- a/libsrc/atari/graphics.s
+++ b/libsrc/atari/graphics.s
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         .import clriocb
         .import fdtoiocb
         .import newfd
+	.import	scrdev
         .importzp tmp1,tmp2,tmp3
 
         .include        "atari.inc"
@@ -100,8 +101,3 @@ cioerr: jsr     fddecusage      ; decrement usage counter of fd as open failed
         jmp     __do_oserror
 
 .endproc        ; __graphics
-
-
-        .rodata
-
-scrdev: .byte   "S:", 0
diff --git a/libsrc/atari/scrdev.s b/libsrc/atari/scrdev.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9d5b6919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/atari/scrdev.s
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+; Name of the "screen" device
+
+	.export	scrdev
+
+        .rodata
+
+scrdev: .byte   "S:", 0