diff --git a/src/field_message_box.c b/src/field_message_box.c
index ea80b2ea9..9570040eb 100755
--- a/src/field_message_box.c
+++ b/src/field_message_box.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "task.h"
 #include "text.h"
 
-u8 gUnknown_020375BC = 0;
+EWRAM_DATA u8 gUnknown_020375BC = 0;
 
 void textbox_fdecode_auto_and_task_add(u8*, int);
 void textbox_auto_and_task_add(void);
diff --git a/sym_ewram.txt b/sym_ewram.txt
index 67df29d3b..2f7cb3f13 100644
--- a/sym_ewram.txt
+++ b/sym_ewram.txt
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ gUnknown_020375B8: @ 20375B8
 	.space 0x4
 
 gUnknown_020375BC: @ 20375BC
-	.space 0x4
 
     .include "src/field_message_box.o"