diff --git a/libs/bao1x-api/src/lib.rs b/libs/bao1x-api/src/lib.rs
index a9b96d444..66cc5eb4e 100644
--- a/libs/bao1x-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/bao1x-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ pub struct StaticsInRom {
     pub data_size_bytes: u32,
     // poke table of values to stick in the data segment. This is needed in particular
     // to initialize `static` variables, such as Atomics and Mutexes, required by the
-    // loader environment. Presented as (address, data) tuples, up to 30 of them.
+    // loader environment. Presented as (address, data) tuples, up to 40 of them.
     // Only entries from [0..valid_pokes] are processed.
-    pub poke_table: [(u32, u32); 30],
+    // The addresses and data are packed as u8's to avoid padding of the record.
+    pub poke_table: [([u8; 2], [u8; 4]); 40],
 }
 
 impl StaticsInRom {