diff --git a/F3DZEX.asm b/F3DZEX.asm
index 271128c..f6b2089 100644
--- a/F3DZEX.asm
+++ b/F3DZEX.asm
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ fill 0xD0
 origin 0x0000
 base 0x1000
 
-    j       label_1054
+// quirk with the addressing used in the boot file:
+constant BOOT_IMEM_ADDR(0xA4000000) // doesn't affect functionality
+
+    j       label_1054 | BOOT_IMEM_ADDR
     addi    at, r0, TASK_START
 
 label_1008:
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ label_1020:
     mfc0    a0, DMA_BUSY // wait until it finishes
     bnez    a0,-
     nop
-    jal     func_103C // check error status
+    jal     func_103C | BOOT_IMEM_ADDR // check error status
     nop
     jr      a3 // jump to the new code we just loaded
     mtc0    r0, SEMAPHORE
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ label_1054:
     andi    v0, v0, 2 // check flag 1
     beqz    v0,+
     nop
-    jal     func_103C
+    jal     func_103C | BOOT_IMEM_ADDR
     nop
     mfc0    v0, RDP_STATUS
 
@@ -243,9 +246,9 @@ label_1080:
     mfc0    a0, DMA_BUSY // wait until it finishes
     bnez    a0,-
     nop
-    jal     func_103C // check error status
+    jal     func_103C | BOOT_IMEM_ADDR // check error status
     nop
-    j       label_1008
+    j       label_1008 | BOOT_IMEM_ADDR
     nop
     nop
 
diff --git a/bin/.gitignore b/bin/.gitignore
index 64f15a6..88f5125 100644
--- a/bin/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 # files without disassemblies yet:
 !6102.bin
 !F3DZEX.data.bin
-!common.boot.bin
diff --git a/bin/common.boot.bin b/bin/common.boot.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index a6013bf..0000000
Binary files a/bin/common.boot.bin and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/task.asm b/task.asm
index 8af114e..ec18dcc 100644
--- a/task.asm
+++ b/task.asm
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ PushRSPTask:
 
 LoadRSPBoot:
     la      t2, UCODE_BOOT & ADDR_MASK
-    li      t3, UCODE_BOOT.size
-    subiu   t3, t3, 1 // DMA quirk
+    li      t3, UCODE_BOOT.size - 1 // DMA quirk
     SP_DMA_WAIT() // clobbers t0, a0
     la      t1, 0xA4001000
     sw      t1, SP_MEM_ADDR(a0)
@@ -75,6 +74,6 @@ LoadRSPBoot:
     jr      ra
     nop
 
-align(16); insert UCODE_BOOT, "bin/common.boot.bin"
+align(16); insert UCODE_BOOT, "bin/F3DZEX2.boot.bin"
 align(16); insert F3DZEX_IMEM, "bin/F3DZEX2.bin"
 align(16); insert F3DZEX_DMEM, "bin/F3DZEX2.data.bin"