diff --git a/include/segment_symbols.h b/include/segment_symbols.h
index 22b371318..306a998f3 100644
--- a/include/segment_symbols.h
+++ b/include/segment_symbols.h
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ DECLARE_SEGMENT(engine)
 DECLARE_SEGMENT(behavior)
 DECLARE_SEGMENT(scripts)
 DECLARE_SEGMENT(goddard)
+DECLARE_SEGMENT(framebuffers)
 extern u8 _goddardSegmentStart[];
+extern u8 _engineSegmentStart[];
+extern u8 _engineSegmentNoloadEnd[];
+extern u8 _engineSegmentEnd[];
+extern u8 _framebuffersSegmentNoloadEnd[];
 
 DECLARE_LEVEL_SEGMENT(menu)
 DECLARE_LEVEL_SEGMENT(intro)
diff --git a/include/segments.h b/include/segments.h
index a8c1bf971..f44366751 100644
--- a/include/segments.h
+++ b/include/segments.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef SEGMENTS_H
 #define SEGMENTS_H
 
+#ifndef LINKER
+#include "segment_symbols.h"
+#endif
 /*
  * Memory addresses for segments. Ideally, this header file would not be
  * needed, and the addresses would be defined in sm64.ld and linker-inserted
@@ -11,46 +14,20 @@
  * linker script syntax.
 */
 
-#ifndef USE_EXT_RAM /* Default: Runs out of memory quickly when importing custom assets. */
-
-#define SEG_POOL_START   0x8005C000
-#define SEG_POOL_END     SEG_BUFFERS
-
-#define SEG_GODDARD      0x8016F000
-
-#define SEG_BUFFERS      0x801C1000
-
-#ifdef VERSION_EU
-#define SEG_MAIN         0x80241800 // TODO: Investigate why it's different?
-#elif defined(VERSION_SH)
-#define SEG_MAIN         0x80249000
+#ifndef USE_EXT_RAM
+#define RAM_END          0x80400000
 #else
-#define SEG_MAIN         0x80246000
+#define RAM_END          0x80800000
 #endif
 
-#ifdef VERSION_EU
-#define SEG_ENGINE       0x8036FF00
-#else
-#define SEG_ENGINE       0x80378800
-#endif
-
-#define SEG_FRAMEBUFFERS 0x8038F800
-
-#else /* Use Expansion Pak space for pool. */
-
 /*
  * Workaround for running out of pool space due to
  * importing large custom content.
  */
 
-#define SEG_BUFFERS      0x8005C000 // 0x0085000 in size
-#define SEG_MAIN         0x800E1000 // 0x0132800 in size
-#define SEG_ENGINE       0x80213800 // 0x0017000 in size
-#define SEG_FRAMEBUFFERS 0x8022A800 // 0x0070800 in size
-#define SEG_POOL_START   0x8029B000 // 0x0165000 in size
-#define SEG_POOL_END     0x80800000
-#define SEG_POOL_END_4MB 0x80400000 // For the error message screen enhancement.
+#define SEG_POOL_START   _framebuffersSegmentNoloadEnd // 0x0165000 in size
 #define SEG_GODDARD      SEG_POOL_START + 0x113000
-#endif
+
+#define POOL_SIZE        RAM_END - SEG_POOL_START
 
 #endif // SEGMENTS_H
diff --git a/sm64.ld b/sm64.ld
index f9d769db2..aabeba8ae 100755
--- a/sm64.ld
+++ b/sm64.ld
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 OUTPUT_ARCH (mips)
 
-/* include/segments.h defines SEG_POOL_START, SEG_POOL_END, SEG_BUFFERS,
- * SEG_GODDARD, SEG_MAIN, SEG_ENGINE, SEG_FRAMEBUFFERS */
+#define LINKER /* Removes externs from preprocessed script */
 #include "segments.h"
+#undef LINKER
 
 #define BEGIN_SEG(name, addr) \
     _##name##SegmentStart = ADDR(.name); \
@@ -79,7 +79,31 @@ SECTIONS
    BEGIN_NOLOAD(zbuffer) {
       BUILD_DIR/src/buffers/zbuffer.o(.bss*);
    }
+   END_NOLOAD(zbuffer)
 
+   . = _zbufferSegmentNoloadEnd;
+   BEGIN_NOLOAD(buffers)
+   {
+      BUILD_DIR/src/buffers/buffers.o(.bss*);
+      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/globals_start.o(.bss*);
+      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/synthesis.o(.bss*);
+      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/heap.o(.bss*);
+      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/load.o(.bss*);
+      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/data.o(.bss*);
+      BUILD_DIR/src/audio*.o(.bss*);
+
+#ifdef VERSION_EU
+      . = ALIGN(0x200);
+#else
+      . = ALIGN(0x1000);
+#endif
+      BUILD_DIR/src/buffers/gfx_output_buffer.o(.bss*);
+   }
+   END_NOLOAD(buffers)
+
+   /*ASSERT((. <= SEG_MAIN), "Error: buffers segment extended into main")*/
+
+   . = _buffersSegmentNoloadEnd;
    /* lib/src/__osDevMgrMain.c and lib/src/osCreateViManager.c contain infinite
     * loops compiled without -g, which cause the return statements and the .o
     * files themselves to be aligned to 32-byte boundaries. But the linker
@@ -87,7 +111,7 @@ SECTIONS
     * only to 16 bytes, in some cases misaligning them. We force the same to
     * happen using the SUBALIGN directive. This is harmless; the alignment is
     * just an optimization. */
-   BEGIN_SEG(main, SEG_MAIN) SUBALIGN(16)
+   BEGIN_SEG(main, .) SUBALIGN(16)
    {
       BUILD_DIR/asm/entry.o(.text);
       BUILD_DIR/src/game/crash_screen.o(.text);
@@ -743,9 +767,11 @@ SECTIONS
    _mainSegmentNoloadSizeLo = SIZEOF (.main.noload) & 0xffff;
    _mainSegmentNoloadSizeHi = SIZEOF (.main.noload) >> 16;
 
-   ASSERT((. <= SEG_ENGINE), "Error: main segment extended into engine.")
+   /*ASSERT((. <= SEG_ENGINE), "Error: main segment extended into engine.")*/
 
-   BEGIN_SEG(engine, SEG_ENGINE)
+   . = _mainSegmentNoloadEnd;
+
+   BEGIN_SEG(engine, .)
    {
       BUILD_DIR/src/engine/math_util.o(.text);
       BUILD_DIR/src/engine/graph_node.o(.text);
@@ -801,18 +827,22 @@ SECTIONS
       BUILD_DIR/src/game/object_helpers.o(.bss*);
 #endif
       BUILD_DIR/src/engine*.o(.bss*);
+      . = ALIGN(0x40);
    }
    END_NOLOAD(engine)
 
-   ASSERT((. <= SEG_FRAMEBUFFERS), "Error: engine segment extended into framebuffers.")
+   /*ASSERT((. <= SEG_FRAMEBUFFERS), "Error: engine segment extended into framebuffers.")*/
 
-   . = SEG_FRAMEBUFFERS;
+   . = _engineSegmentNoloadEnd;
    BEGIN_NOLOAD(framebuffers)
    {
       BUILD_DIR/src/buffers/framebuffers.o(.bss*);
    }
    END_NOLOAD(framebuffers)
 
+   __mainPoolStart = .;
+   __mainPoolSize = RAM_END - .;
+
    __expansionRamStart = 0x80400000;
    ASSERT((. <= __expansionRamStart), "Error: RDRAM expanded into Expansion RAM, despite Expansion RAM not being defined.")
 
@@ -949,40 +979,9 @@ SECTIONS
    }
    END_NOLOAD(goddard)
 
-   ASSERT((. <= SEG_POOL_END), "Error: extended past pool end.")
+   ASSERT((. <= (SEG_POOL_START + POOL_SIZE)), "Error: extended past pool end.")
 
-   . = SEG_BUFFERS;
-   BEGIN_NOLOAD(buffers)
-   {
-      BUILD_DIR/src/buffers/buffers.o(.bss*);
-      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/globals_start.o(.bss*);
-#ifndef VERSION_SH
-      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/synthesis.o(.bss*);
-      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/heap.o(.bss*);
-#endif
-      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/load.o(.bss*);
-#ifdef VERSION_SH
-      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/unk_shindou_audio_file.o(.bss*);
-#else
-      BUILD_DIR/src/audio/data.o(.bss*);
-#endif
-      BUILD_DIR/src/audio*.o(.bss*);
 
-#ifdef VERSION_EU
-      . = ALIGN(0x200);
-#else
-      . = ALIGN(0x1000);
-#endif
-#ifdef VERSION_SH
-      . = . + 0xB000;
-#endif
-      BUILD_DIR/src/buffers/gfx_output_buffer.o(.bss*);
-   }
-   END_NOLOAD(buffers)
-
-#ifndef VERSION_SH
-   ASSERT((. <= SEG_MAIN), "Error: buffers segment extended into main")
-#endif
    /* 0x268020 0x268020-0 [0] */
    BEGIN_SEG(intro, 0x14000000)
    {
diff --git a/src/game/main.c b/src/game/main.c
index 9615f25a9..3a7a364d7 100644
--- a/src/game/main.c
+++ b/src/game/main.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void setup_mesg_queues(void) {
 
 void alloc_pool(void) {
     void *start = (void *) SEG_POOL_START;
-    void *end = (void *) SEG_POOL_END;
+    void *end = (void *) (SEG_POOL_START + POOL_SIZE);
 
     main_pool_init(start, end);
     gEffectsMemoryPool = mem_pool_init(0x4000, MEMORY_POOL_LEFT);
diff --git a/src/game/memory.c b/src/game/memory.c
index 5f3b329df..cea8e45fd 100644
--- a/src/game/memory.c
+++ b/src/game/memory.c
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ void *load_segment_decompress_heap(u32 segment, u8 *srcStart, u8 *srcEnd) {
 }
 
 void load_engine_code_segment(void) {
-    void *startAddr = (void *) SEG_ENGINE;
-    u32 totalSize = SEG_FRAMEBUFFERS - SEG_ENGINE;
+    void *startAddr = (void *) _engineSegmentStart;
+    u32 totalSize = _engineSegmentEnd - _engineSegmentStart;
     UNUSED u32 alignedSize = ALIGN16(_engineSegmentRomEnd - _engineSegmentRomStart);
 
     bzero(startAddr, totalSize);