diff --git a/include/variables.h b/include/variables.h
index ce286768da..1158659e28 100644
--- a/include/variables.h
+++ b/include/variables.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ extern s16 D_800A0932[1];
 extern s16 gMapTransitionFadeRate;
 extern s16 gMapTransitionState;
 extern s16 gMapTransitionStateTime;
-extern s16 D_800A0948;
+extern s16 gLoadedFromFileSelect;
 extern s16 D_800A0954;
 extern s16 D_800A0956;
 extern s16 D_800A0958;
diff --git a/src/111f0_len_860.c b/src/111f0_len_860.c
index eac24d8f41..b1e10c29ba 100644
--- a/src/111f0_len_860.c
+++ b/src/111f0_len_860.c
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ void set_map_change_fade_rate(s16 fadeRate) {
 }
 
 void state_init_enter_demo(void) {
-    D_800A0948 = 0;
+    gLoadedFromFileSelect = FALSE;
     init_enter_world_shared();
 }
 
 void state_init_enter_world(void) {
-    D_800A0948 = 1;
+    gLoadedFromFileSelect = TRUE;
     set_map_transition_effect(TRANSITION_ENTER_WORLD);
     init_enter_world_shared();
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void state_step_enter_world(void) {
                 gGameStatusPtr->isBattle = FALSE;
                 gGameStatusPtr->disableScripts = FALSE;
 
-                if (D_800A0948 == 0) {
+                if (!gLoadedFromFileSelect) {
                     load_map_by_IDs(gGameStatusPtr->areaID, gGameStatusPtr->mapID, LOAD_FROM_MAP);
                 } else {
                     load_map_by_IDs(gGameStatusPtr->areaID, gGameStatusPtr->mapID, LOAD_FROM_FILE_SELECT);
diff --git a/ver/ique/asm/bss.s b/ver/ique/asm/bss.s
index eb18f7e44b..241b1cc8fb 100644
--- a/ver/ique/asm/bss.s
+++ b/ver/ique/asm/bss.s
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ dlabel gMapTransitionState
 dlabel gMapTransitionStateTime
 .space 2
 
-dlabel D_800A0948
+dlabel gLoadedFromFileSelect
 .space 4
 
 dlabel D_800A094C
diff --git a/ver/jp/asm/main.bss.s b/ver/jp/asm/main.bss.s
index 4c1fb0d9af..22fe7ad157 100644
--- a/ver/jp/asm/main.bss.s
+++ b/ver/jp/asm/main.bss.s
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ dlabel gMapTransitionState
 dlabel gMapTransitionStateTime
 .space 2
 
-dlabel D_800A0948
+dlabel gLoadedFromFileSelect
 .space 8
 
 dlabel D_800A0950
diff --git a/ver/us/asm/bss.s b/ver/us/asm/bss.s
index 08784cb5f2..7095d3fbe0 100644
--- a/ver/us/asm/bss.s
+++ b/ver/us/asm/bss.s
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ dlabel gMapTransitionState
 dlabel gMapTransitionStateTime
 .space 2
 
-dlabel D_800A0948
+dlabel gLoadedFromFileSelect
 .space 4
 
 dlabel D_800A094C
diff --git a/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt b/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt
index d18b309423..07203759f2 100644
--- a/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt
+++ b/ver/us/symbol_addrs.txt
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ gMapTransitionAlpha = 0x800A0940; // rom:0x7BD40
 gMapTransitionFadeRate = 0x800A0942; // rom:0x7BD42
 gMapTransitionState = 0x800A0944; // rom:0x7BD44
 gMapTransitionStateTime = 0x800A0946; // rom:0x7BD46
-D_800A0948 = 0x800A0948; // rom:0x7BD48
+gLoadedFromFileSelect = 0x800A0948; // rom:0x7BD48
 D_800A094C = 0x800A094C; // rom:0x7BD4C
 D_800A0950 = 0x800A0950; // rom:0x7BD50
 D_800A0954 = 0x800A0954; // rom:0x7BD54