diff --git a/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s b/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s
index 032ad7947..42833b87a 100644
--- a/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s
+++ b/libsrc/plus4/crt0.s
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ brk_jmp:        jmp     $0000
 
 spsave:	        .res	1
 
+irqcount:       .byte   0
+
 .segment        "ZPSAVE"
 
 zpsave:	        .res	zpspace
 
-.bss
-irqcount:       .byte   0