diff --git a/asm/librfu.s b/asm/librfu.s
index d8ca7538c..129e0f34a 100644
--- a/asm/librfu.s
+++ b/asm/librfu.s
@@ -2762,7 +2762,7 @@ sub_82E424C: @ 82E424C
 	b _082E4266
 	.align 2, 0
 _082E4254: .4byte gUnknown_089A324C
-_082E4258: .4byte gUnknown_030000F0
+_082E4258: .4byte gDma3Requests + 0xE0
 	thumb_func_end sub_82E424C
 
 	thumb_func_start sub_82E425C
@@ -2810,7 +2810,7 @@ _082E4274:
 	movs r0, 0
 	b _082E42BE
 	.align 2, 0
-_082E42B0: .4byte gUnknown_030000FA
+_082E42B0: .4byte gDma3Requests + 0xEA
 _082E42B4: .4byte gUnknown_03007890
 _082E42B8: .4byte gUnknown_03007894
 _082E42BC:
diff --git a/include/dma3.h b/include/dma3.h
index db75ea9e3..265b47824 100644
--- a/include/dma3.h
+++ b/include/dma3.h
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef GUARD_DMA3_H
 #define GUARD_DMA3_H
 
-extern u8 gDma3ManagerLocked;
-extern u8 gDma3RequestCursor;
-
-struct DmaRequestsStruct
-{
- /* 0x00 */ const u8 *src;
- /* 0x04 */ u8 *dest;
- /* 0x08 */ u16 size;
- /* 0x0A */ u16 mode;
- /* 0x0C */ u32 value;
-};
-
-extern struct DmaRequestsStruct gDma3Requests[128];
-
 void ClearDma3Requests(void);
 void ProcessDma3Requests(void);
 int RequestDma3Copy(const void *src, void *dest, u16 size, u8 mode);
diff --git a/src/dma3_manager.c b/src/dma3_manager.c
index 7cce06c15..bb015c5cf 100644
--- a/src/dma3_manager.c
+++ b/src/dma3_manager.c
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "dma3.h"
 
+IWRAM_DATA struct {
+    /* 0x00 */ const u8 *src;
+    /* 0x04 */ u8 *dest;
+    /* 0x08 */ u16 size;
+    /* 0x0A */ u16 mode;
+    /* 0x0C */ u32 value;
+} gDma3Requests[128];
+
+static bool8 gDma3ManagerLocked;
+static u8 gDma3RequestCursor;
+
 void ClearDma3Requests(void)
 {
     int i;
 
     gDma3ManagerLocked = TRUE;
-    gDma3RequestCursor = FALSE;
+    gDma3RequestCursor = 0;
 
     for(i = 0; i < (u8)ARRAY_COUNT(gDma3Requests); i++)
     {
@@ -22,7 +33,6 @@ void ClearDma3Requests(void)
 void ProcessDma3Requests(void)
 {
     // NOTE: the fillerA member of the DMA struct is actually u32 value;
-    // NOTE: gUnknown_0300001C is just a pointer inside the gDma3Requests structure, not a true symbol; feel free to remove
     u16 total_size;
 
     if (gDma3ManagerLocked)
@@ -331,7 +341,7 @@ _08000DB2:\n\
     mov r5, r12\n\
     ldrb r0, [r5]\n\
     lsls r0, 4\n\
-    ldr r3, =gUnknown_0300001C\n\
+    ldr r3, =gDma3Requests + 0x0C\n\
     adds r0, r3\n\
     ldr r0, [r0]\n\
     strh r0, [r1]\n\
@@ -347,7 +357,7 @@ _08000DB2:\n\
     bhi _08000DB2\n\
     ldrb r0, [r5]\n\
     lsls r0, 4\n\
-    ldr r5, =gUnknown_0300001C\n\
+    ldr r5, =gDma3Requests + 0x0C\n\
     adds r0, r5\n\
     ldr r0, [r0]\n\
     strh r0, [r1]\n\
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5707e18af..665a4dd84 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const IntrFunc gIntrTableTemplate[] =
 
 #define INTR_COUNT ((int)(sizeof(gIntrTableTemplate)/sizeof(IntrFunc)))
 
-extern u16 gUnknown_03000000;
+static u16 gUnknown_03000000;
 
 extern u16 gKeyRepeatStartDelay;
 extern u8 gUnknown_030022B4;
diff --git a/src/malloc.c b/src/malloc.c
index ccb2f7d20..1d64351c3 100644
--- a/src/malloc.c
+++ b/src/malloc.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 static void *sHeapStart;
 static u32 sHeapSize;
+static u32 malloc_c_unused_0300000c; // needed to align dma3_manager.o(.bss)
 
 #define MALLOC_SYSTEM_ID 0xA3A3
 
diff --git a/sym_bss.txt b/sym_bss.txt
index aacfa59a0..2cc5279f3 100644
--- a/sym_bss.txt
+++ b/sym_bss.txt
@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
 gUnknown_03000000: @ 3000000
-	.space 0x4
-
+	.include "src/main.o"
 	.include "src/malloc.o"
-
-	.align 4
-gDma3Requests: @ 3000010
-	.space 0xC
-
-gUnknown_0300001C: @ 300001C
-	.space 0xD4
-
-gUnknown_030000F0: @ 30000F0
-	.space 0xA
-
-gUnknown_030000FA: @ 30000FA
-	.space 0x716
-
-gDma3ManagerLocked: @ 3000810
-	.space 0x1
-
-gDma3RequestCursor: @ 3000811
-	.space 0x7
-
+	.include "src/dma3_manager.o"
 	.include "src/gpu_regs.o"
     .include "src/bg.o"
 	.include "src/text.o"