diff --git a/src/include/lib/lib_24e40.h b/src/include/lib/lib_24e40.h
index 1acac4fb2..abc8ff60f 100644
--- a/src/include/lib/lib_24e40.h
+++ b/src/include/lib/lib_24e40.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 f32 func00024e40(void);
 void func00024e4c(struct coord *arg0, struct coord *arg1, u32 line, char *file);
 f32 func00024e98(void);
-u32 func00024ea4(void);
+s32 func00024ea4(void);
 struct prop *cdGetObstacle(void);
 void cdGetPos(struct coord *pos, u32 line, char *file);
 u32 func00024ee8(void);
diff --git a/src/lib/lib_24e40.c b/src/lib/lib_24e40.c
index e2946b3d8..9c7676fc4 100644
--- a/src/lib/lib_24e40.c
+++ b/src/lib/lib_24e40.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 union filedataptr g_TileFileData;
 s32 g_TileNumRooms;
 u32 *g_TileRooms;
-u32 var8009a8ac;
+s32 var8009a8ac;
 f32 var8009a8b0;
 u32 var8009a8b4;
 struct coord var8009a8b8;
@@ -91,12 +91,10 @@ f32 func00024e98(void)
 	return var8009a8b0;
 }
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func00024ea4
-/*    24ea4:	3c02800a */ 	lui	$v0,%hi(var8009a8ac)
-/*    24ea8:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*    24eac:	8c42a8ac */ 	lw	$v0,%lo(var8009a8ac)($v0)
-);
+s32 func00024ea4(void)
+{
+	return var8009a8ac;
+}
 
 struct prop *cdGetObstacle(void)
 {