diff --git a/ports/stm8/README-SDCC b/ports/stm8/README-SDCC
index e69de29..54c29ac 100644
--- a/ports/stm8/README-SDCC
+++ b/ports/stm8/README-SDCC
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+STM8 PORT - SMALL DEVICE C COMPILER
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PREREQUISITES
+
+ * SDCC
+ * Programming software (e.g. stm8flash)
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+BUILD VIA MAKEFILE
+
+ * make -f sdcc.mak
+
+
diff --git a/ports/stm8/atomport-asm-sdcc.s b/ports/stm8/atomport-asm-sdcc.s
index f9ac162..62bb9fa 100644
--- a/ports/stm8/atomport-asm-sdcc.s
+++ b/ports/stm8/atomport-asm-sdcc.s
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.area CODE
+
 ; uint8_t get_cc(void);
 _get_cc::
 	push	cc