diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 885faac87..b071ac48d 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ config.libs = [
             Object(NonMatching, "Runtime.PPCEABI.H/runtime.c"),
             Object(Matching,    "Runtime.PPCEABI.H/__init_cpp_exceptions.cpp"),
             Object(Matching,    "Runtime.PPCEABI.H/Gecko_ExceptionPPC.cp"),
-            Object(Matching,    "Runtime.PPCEABI.H/GCN_mem_alloc.c"),
+            Object(Matching,    "Runtime.PPCEABI.H/GCN_mem_alloc.c", extra_cflags=["-str reuse,nopool,readonly"]),
         ],
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/Runtime.PPCEABI.H/GCN_mem_alloc.c b/src/Runtime.PPCEABI.H/GCN_mem_alloc.c
index b5f2e147c..e5eb716d3 100644
--- a/src/Runtime.PPCEABI.H/GCN_mem_alloc.c
+++ b/src/Runtime.PPCEABI.H/GCN_mem_alloc.c
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ inline static void InitDefaultHeap() {
     void* arenaLo;
     void* arenaHi;
 
-    // This is to force the two strings be two separate rodata entries with padding instead of a single stringbase.
-    static const char dummy1[] = "GCN_Mem_Alloc.c : InitDefaultHeap. No Heap Available\n";
-    static const char dummy2[] = "Metrowerks CW runtime library initializing default heap\n";
-    OSReport(dummy1);
-    OSReport(dummy2);
+    OSReport("GCN_Mem_Alloc.c : InitDefaultHeap. No Heap Available\n");
+    OSReport("Metrowerks CW runtime library initializing default heap\n");
 
     arenaLo = OSGetArenaLo();
     arenaHi = OSGetArenaHi();