diff --git a/startup.script_common b/startup.script_common
index 4323748..1c15e57 100644
--- a/startup.script_common
+++ b/startup.script_common
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ putenv("EPICS_TS_NTP_INET=129.129.190.1")
 # Release memory above 32 MB
 # Code loaded after this must be compiled with -mlongcall
 EXTENDED_MEMORY=sysPhysMemTop()-sysMemTop()
+memAddToPool (sysMemTop(),EXTENDED_MEMORY)
+EXTENDED_MEMORY=0
 
 #Load EPICS version dependent script
 sprintf (STRINGBUFFER, "%s/iocBoot/startup/EPICS_%s", INSTBASE, EPICS)