diff --git a/rtl/msdos/prt0comn.asm b/rtl/msdos/prt0comn.asm
index de0978113f..9ff654f30d 100644
--- a/rtl/msdos/prt0comn.asm
+++ b/rtl/msdos/prt0comn.asm
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ __nullarea:
         segment data
         ; add reference to the beginning of stack, so the object module,
         ; containing the stack segment doesn't get smartlinked away
-        dd ___stack
+        dw ___stack
     %endif
 %endif