diff --git a/src/main/config/config_streamer.c b/src/main/config/config_streamer.c
index 0ad3dc8a6..af7638379 100644
--- a/src/main/config/config_streamer.c
+++ b/src/main/config/config_streamer.c
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
 
 #include "config/config_streamer.h"
 
+#if !defined(EEPROM_IN_FLASH)
+#if defined(EEPROM_IN_RAM) && defined(PERSISTENT)
+PERSISTENT uint8_t eepromData[EEPROM_SIZE];
+#else
+uint8_t eepromData[EEPROM_SIZE];
+#endif
+#endif
+
+
 #if defined(STM32H750xx) && !(defined(EEPROM_IN_EXTERNAL_FLASH) || defined(EEPROM_IN_RAM) || defined(EEPROM_IN_SDCARD))
 #error "STM32750xx only has one flash page which contains the bootloader, no spare flash pages available, use external storage for persistent config or ram for target testing"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main/target/SITL/target.c b/src/main/target/SITL/target.c
index 0930108a2..b35332121 100644
--- a/src/main/target/SITL/target.c
+++ b/src/main/target/SITL/target.c
@@ -468,7 +468,6 @@ char _Min_Stack_Size;
 
 // fake EEPROM
 static FILE *eepromFd = NULL;
-uint8_t eepromData[EEPROM_SIZE];
 
 void FLASH_Unlock(void) {
     if (eepromFd != NULL) {