diff --git a/apps/zasm/glue.asm b/apps/zasm/glue.asm
index 09aaf2b..0c4af4a 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/glue.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/glue.asm
@@ -44,9 +44,25 @@
 ; FS_HANDLE_SIZE
 ; BLOCKDEV_SIZE
 
-; *** Variables ***
-
 #include "user.h"
+
+; *** Overridable consts ***
+; Maximum number of symbols we can have in the global and consts registry
+.equ	ZASM_REG_MAXCNT		0xff
+
+; Maximum number of symbols we can have in the local registry
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_MAXCNT	0x40
+
+; Size of the symbol name buffer size. This is a pool. There is no maximum name
+; length for a single symbol, just a maximum size for the whole pool.
+; Global labels and consts have the same buf size
+.equ	ZASM_REG_BUFSZ		0x1000
+
+; Size of the names buffer for the local context registry
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_BUFSZ		0x200
+
+; ******
+
 #include "err.h"
 .org	USER_CODE
 
@@ -69,4 +85,3 @@ jp	zasmMain
 #include "zasm/symbol.asm"
 .equ	ZASM_RAMSTART	SYM_RAMEND
 #include "zasm/main.asm"
-
diff --git a/apps/zasm/symbol.asm b/apps/zasm/symbol.asm
index 1718c4d..33a7aaa 100644
--- a/apps/zasm/symbol.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/symbol.asm
@@ -5,28 +5,18 @@
 ; Local labels during the "official" first pass are ignored. To register them
 ; in the global registry during that pass would be wasteful in terms of memory.
 ;
-; What we don instead is set up a separate register for them and have a "second
+; What we do instead is set up a separate register for them and have a "second
 ; first pass" whenever we encounter a new context. That is, we wipe the local
 ; registry, parse the code until the next global symbol (or EOF), then rewind
 ; and continue second pass as usual.
 
 ; *** Constants ***
-; Maximum number of symbols we can have in the global and consts registry
-.equ	SYM_MAXCOUNT		0xff
-; Maximum number of symbols we can have in the local registry
-.equ	SYM_LOC_MAXCOUNT	0x40
 ; Size of each record in registry
 .equ	SYM_RECSIZE		3
 
-; Size of the symbol name buffer size. This is a pool. There is no maximum name
-; length for a single symbol, just a maximum size for the whole pool.
-; Global labels and consts have the same buf size
-.equ	SYM_BUFSIZE		0x1000
-.equ	SYM_REGSIZE		SYM_BUFSIZE+1+SYM_MAXCOUNT*SYM_RECSIZE
+.equ	SYM_REGSIZE		ZASM_REG_BUFSZ+1+ZASM_REG_MAXCNT*SYM_RECSIZE
 
-; Size of the names buffer for the local context registry
-.equ	SYM_LOC_BUFSIZE		0x200
-.equ	SYM_LOC_REGSIZE		SYM_LOC_BUFSIZE+1+SYM_LOC_MAXCOUNT*SYM_RECSIZE
+.equ	SYM_LOC_REGSIZE		ZASM_LREG_BUFSZ+1+ZASM_LREG_MAXCNT*SYM_RECSIZE
 
 ; *** Variables ***
 ; A registry has three parts: record count (byte) record list and names pool.
@@ -53,16 +43,16 @@
 ; records list of the register and then the max record count.
 
 SYM_GLOBAL_REGISTRY:
-	.dw	SYM_GLOB_REG, SYM_GLOB_REG+SYM_BUFSIZE
-	.db	SYM_MAXCOUNT
+	.dw	SYM_GLOB_REG, SYM_GLOB_REG+ZASM_REG_BUFSZ
+	.db	ZASM_REG_MAXCNT
 
 SYM_LOCAL_REGISTRY:
-	.dw	SYM_LOC_REG, SYM_LOC_REG+SYM_LOC_BUFSIZE
-	.db	SYM_LOC_MAXCOUNT
+	.dw	SYM_LOC_REG, SYM_LOC_REG+ZASM_LREG_BUFSZ
+	.db	ZASM_LREG_MAXCNT
 
 SYM_CONST_REGISTRY:
-	.dw	SYM_CONST_REG, SYM_CONST_REG+SYM_BUFSIZE
-	.db	SYM_MAXCOUNT
+	.dw	SYM_CONST_REG, SYM_CONST_REG+ZASM_REG_BUFSZ
+	.db	ZASM_REG_MAXCNT
 
 ; *** Code ***
 
diff --git a/recipes/sms/romasm/user-tmpl.h b/recipes/sms/romasm/user-tmpl.h
index ba23a5b..f0b3ee7 100644
--- a/recipes/sms/romasm/user-tmpl.h
+++ b/recipes/sms/romasm/user-tmpl.h
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 .equ    ED_BUF_MAXLINES 0x100
 .equ    ED_BUF_PADMAXLEN 0x800
 
+; Make zasm fit in SMS's memory
+.equ	ZASM_REG_MAXCNT		0x80
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_MAXCNT	0x10
+.equ	ZASM_REG_BUFSZ		0x800
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_BUFSZ		0x100
+
 ; *** JUMP TABLE ***
 .equ	strncmp			0x03
 .equ	addDE			0x06
diff --git a/tools/tests/unit/test_expr.asm b/tools/tests/unit/test_expr.asm
index b4a9d6e..fe37b14 100644
--- a/tools/tests/unit/test_expr.asm
+++ b/tools/tests/unit/test_expr.asm
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 .equ	RAMSTART	0x4000
+.equ	ZASM_REG_MAXCNT		0xff
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_MAXCNT	0x40
+.equ	ZASM_REG_BUFSZ		0x1000
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_BUFSZ		0x200
+
 jp	test
 
 #include "core.asm"
diff --git a/tools/tests/unit/test_symbol.asm b/tools/tests/unit/test_symbol.asm
index d75450e..b19880b 100644
--- a/tools/tests/unit/test_symbol.asm
+++ b/tools/tests/unit/test_symbol.asm
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 .equ	RAMSTART	0x4000
+.equ	ZASM_REG_MAXCNT		0xff
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_MAXCNT	0x40
+.equ	ZASM_REG_BUFSZ		0x1000
+.equ	ZASM_LREG_BUFSZ		0x200
+
 jp	test
 
 #include "core.asm"