diff --git a/include/neexe.h b/include/neexe.h
index b90515b8455..39cd4dc1081 100644
--- a/include/neexe.h
+++ b/include/neexe.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct ne_segment_table_entry_s
 #define NE_SEGFLAGS_RELOC_DATA	0x0100
 #define NE_SEGFLAGS_SELFLOAD	0x0800
 #define NE_SEGFLAGS_DISCARDABLE	0x1000
+#define NE_SEGFLAGS_32BIT	0x2000
 
 /*
  * Relocation table entry
diff --git a/loader/ne/segment.c b/loader/ne/segment.c
index 9d5732330d6..bc398b8050c 100644
--- a/loader/ne/segment.c
+++ b/loader/ne/segment.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ BOOL NE_CreateSegments( NE_MODULE *pModule )
         pSegment->hSeg = GLOBAL_Alloc( NE_Ne2MemFlags(pSegment->flags),
                                       minsize, pModule->self,
                                       !(pSegment->flags & NE_SEGFLAGS_DATA),
-                                      FALSE,
+                                      (pSegment->flags & NE_SEGFLAGS_32BIT) != 0,
                             FALSE /*pSegment->flags & NE_SEGFLAGS_READONLY*/ );
         if (!pSegment->hSeg) return FALSE;
 	pSegment->flags |= NE_SEGFLAGS_ALLOCATED;