diff --git a/tools/make_patch.c b/tools/make_patch.c
index ecfd67b2..77a30683 100644
--- a/tools/make_patch.c
+++ b/tools/make_patch.c
@@ -103,12 +103,14 @@ int parse_number(const char *input, int base) {
 
 void parse_symbol_value(char *input, int *restrict bank, int *restrict address) {
 	char *colon = strchr(input, ':');
-	if (!colon) {
-		error_exit("Error: Cannot parse bank+address: \"%s\"\n", input);
+	if (colon) {
+		*colon++ = '\0';
+		*bank = parse_number(input, 16);
+		*address = parse_number(colon, 16);
+	} else {
+		*bank = 0;
+		*address = parse_number(input, 16);
 	}
-	*colon++ = '\0';
-	*bank = parse_number(input, 16);
-	*address = parse_number(colon, 16);
 }
 
 void parse_symbols(const char *filename, struct Symbol **symbols) {
diff --git a/vc/pokeblue.constants.asm b/vc/pokeblue.constants.asm
index c32c39e6..41c0d8fd 100644
--- a/vc/pokeblue.constants.asm
+++ b/vc/pokeblue.constants.asm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 MACRO vc_const
 	DEF x = \1
-	PRINTLN "00:{04x:x} \1" ; same format as rgblink's .sym file
+	PRINTLN "{02x:x} \1" ; same format as rgblink's .sym file
 ENDM
 
 ; [FPA 001 Begin]
diff --git a/vc/pokered.constants.asm b/vc/pokered.constants.asm
index 646444ee..8ae18a13 100644
--- a/vc/pokered.constants.asm
+++ b/vc/pokered.constants.asm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 MACRO vc_const
 	DEF x = \1
-	PRINTLN "00:{04x:x} \1" ; same format as rgblink's .sym file
+	PRINTLN "{02x:x} \1" ; same format as rgblink's .sym file
 ENDM
 
 ; [FPA 001 Begin]