diff --git a/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c b/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
index 3492feb12..8082e42c7 100644
--- a/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
+++ b/src/game/game_0e5ce0.c
@@ -12667,17 +12667,14 @@ Gfx *menuRenderItemController(Gfx *gdl, struct menurenderthing *thing)
 	return gdl;
 }
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel menuInitItemController
-/*  f0f057c:	240200ff */ 	addiu	$v0,$zero,0xff
-/*  f0f0580:	240effff */ 	addiu	$t6,$zero,-1
-/*  f0f0584:	a0800000 */ 	sb	$zero,0x0($a0)
-/*  f0f0588:	a0800001 */ 	sb	$zero,0x1($a0)
-/*  f0f058c:	a0820002 */ 	sb	$v0,0x2($a0)
-/*  f0f0590:	a0820003 */ 	sb	$v0,0x3($a0)
-/*  f0f0594:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f0f0598:	a08e0004 */ 	sb	$t6,0x4($a0)
-);
+void menuInitItemController(union menuitemtickdata *data)
+{
+	data->controller.unk00 = 0;
+	data->controller.unk01 = 0;
+	data->controller.unk02 = 255;
+	data->controller.unk03 = 255;
+	data->controller.unk04 = -1;
+}
 
 Gfx *menuRenderItem(Gfx *gdl, struct menurenderthing *thing)
 {
diff --git a/src/include/types.h b/src/include/types.h
index 24d90bf55..e9c0e9c82 100644
--- a/src/include/types.h
+++ b/src/include/types.h
@@ -3250,6 +3250,14 @@ struct hoverprop {
 	u16 size;
 };
 
+struct menuitemtickdata_controller {
+	u8 unk00;
+	u8 unk01;
+	u8 unk02;
+	u8 unk03;
+	s8 unk04;
+};
+
 struct menuitemtickdata_marquee {
 	u16 totalmoved;
 	u16 sum;
@@ -3273,6 +3281,7 @@ struct menuitemtickdata_slider {
 };
 
 union menuitemtickdata {
+	struct menuitemtickdata_controller controller;
 	struct menuitemtickdata_marquee marquee;
 	struct menuitemtickdata_ranking ranking;
 	struct menuitemtickdata_scrollable scrollable;