diff --git a/src/clockinator.S b/src/clockinator.S
index 7527ba5..5692360 100644
--- a/src/clockinator.S
+++ b/src/clockinator.S
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 .org 0x0006                 ; TIMER1_COMPA
     rjmp    timer1_isr
 
-.dseg
-    timer0_overflow_count: .byte 1
-
-.cseg
-    clr     r0
-    sts     timer0_overflow_count,  r0
+.data
+    .global timer0_overflow_count
+timer0_overflow_count:
+    .byte 1
 
+.text
+    .global main
 
 #define __SFR_OFFSET 0
 #include <avr/io.h>
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 #include "tap-tempo.inc"
 ;#include "midi.inc"
 
-.global main
-
 main:
     ldi         r16,        lo8(RAMEND)
     out         SPL,        r0          ; Setup stack pointer LOW