diff --git a/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm b/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm
index cfdacdfd..2a28b7b0 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/cpu/execute.asm
@@ -2487,7 +2487,7 @@ SECTION .data ;ALIGN=32
 ALIGN32
 NEWSYM ExecExitOkay, db 1
 
-SECTION .bss ;ALIGN=32
+SECTION .data ;ALIGN=32
 NEWSYM JoyABack, dd 0
 NEWSYM JoyBBack, dd 0
 NEWSYM JoyCBack, dd 0