diff --git a/src/game/game_176d70.c b/src/game/game_176d70.c
index 40830886a..f5d58af25 100644
--- a/src/game/game_176d70.c
+++ b/src/game/game_176d70.c
@@ -480,15 +480,15 @@ const u32 var7f1b89f4[] = {0x7f186328};
 const u32 var7f1b89f8[] = {0x7f186328};
 const u32 var7f1b89fc[] = {0x7f186380};
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f176d70
-/*  f176d70:	3c018008 */ 	lui	$at,0x8008
-/*  f176d74:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f176d78:	ac2445d8 */ 	sw	$a0,0x45d8($at)
-/*  f176d7c:	3c028008 */ 	lui	$v0,0x8008
-/*  f176d80:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f176d84:	8c4245d8 */ 	lw	$v0,0x45d8($v0)
-);
+void func0f186d70(s32 arg0)
+{
+	var800845d8 = arg0;
+}
+
+s32 func0f186d7c(void)
+{
+	return var800845d8;
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f176d88
diff --git a/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h b/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h
index e23bdebbc..e721d3ac0 100644
--- a/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h
+++ b/src/include/setup/setup_020df0.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ extern u32 var80084220;
 extern struct something *somethings[];
 extern u32 var800844d0;
 extern u32 var800844f0;
+extern s32 var800845d8;
 extern u32 var800845dc;
 extern u32 var800845f4;
 extern struct menu_dialog menudialog_2a8b0;
diff --git a/src/setup/setup_020df0.c b/src/setup/setup_020df0.c
index 342d088dd..0ae233cb9 100644
--- a/src/setup/setup_020df0.c
+++ b/src/setup/setup_020df0.c
@@ -9974,7 +9974,7 @@ u32 var800845c8 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800845cc = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800845d0 = 0x497423f0;
 u32 var800845d4 = 0x3727c5ac;
-u32 var800845d8 = 0x00000001;
+s32 var800845d8 = 1;
 u32 var800845dc = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800845e0 = 0x00000000;
 u32 var800845e4 = 0x00000000;