diff --git a/rtl/go32v2/crt.pp b/rtl/go32v2/crt.pp
index d381e2b8b3..6013f45402 100644
--- a/rtl/go32v2/crt.pp
+++ b/rtl/go32v2/crt.pp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ var
   regs : trealregs;
 begin
   regs.realeax:=$0100;
-  regs.realecx:=$ffff;
+  regs.realecx:=$0200;
   realintr($10,regs);
 end;
 
diff --git a/rtl/msdos/crt.pp b/rtl/msdos/crt.pp
index a50742cad2..1ce374b93f 100644
--- a/rtl/msdos/crt.pp
+++ b/rtl/msdos/crt.pp
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ var
   regs : registers;
 begin
   regs.ax:=$0100;
-  regs.cx:=$ffff;
+  regs.cx:=$0200;
   intr($10,regs);
 end;
 
diff --git a/rtl/watcom/crt.pp b/rtl/watcom/crt.pp
index 3911707134..4275149bd5 100644
--- a/rtl/watcom/crt.pp
+++ b/rtl/watcom/crt.pp
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ var
   regs : trealregs;
 begin
   regs.realeax:=$0100;
-  regs.realecx:=$ffff;
+  regs.realecx:=$0200;
   realintr($10,regs);
 end;