diff --git a/src/boot/boot.c b/src/boot/boot.c
index 77b2f0a5e..6813a4386 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.c
+++ b/src/boot/boot.c
@@ -1378,11 +1378,13 @@ glabel func000022e0
 /*     23e8:	27bd0030 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,0x30
 /*     23ec:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
 /*     23f0:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-/*     23f4:	3c028009 */ 	lui	$v0,0x8009
-/*     23f8:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*     23fc:	2442de38 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,-8648
 );
 
+u32 func000023f4(void)
+{
+	return &var8008de38;
+}
+
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func00002400
 /*     2400:	3c038009 */ 	lui	$v1,0x8009
diff --git a/src/gvars/gvars.c b/src/gvars/gvars.c
index 8da2f22b2..a991a8653 100644
--- a/src/gvars/gvars.c
+++ b/src/gvars/gvars.c
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 #include "gvars/gvars.h"
 
 // 8008ae20
-u8 padding8008ae20[0xf1a0];
+u8 padding8008ae20[0x3018];
+
+u32 var8008de38;
+
+u8 padding8008de3c[0xc17c];
 
 // 80099fc0
 struct g_vars g_Vars; // ends at 8009a6c8
diff --git a/src/include/gvars/gvars.h b/src/include/gvars/gvars.h
index 69db4b0c6..3d7ed308a 100644
--- a/src/include/gvars/gvars.h
+++ b/src/include/gvars/gvars.h
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ extern struct g_vars g_Vars;
 extern s32 g_NumTags;
 extern struct tag **g_TagPtrs;
 
+extern u32 var8008de38;
 extern u32 var8009cac0;
 extern u32 var8009cac4;
 extern u32 g_8009de24;