diff --git a/erlang/apps/as/src/input.erl b/erlang/apps/as/src/input.erl
index 0e66565..e0e9e2b 100644
--- a/erlang/apps/as/src/input.erl
+++ b/erlang/apps/as/src/input.erl
@@ -642,8 +642,8 @@ expr_fixup(Tunit, Expr) ->
 
 tunit_init() ->
   SectionText = section_dot_text(),
-  Tunit = tunit:put_section(tunit:new(), SectionText),
-  Tunit#tunit{cursect = SectionText#section.name}.
+  Cursect = SectionText#section.name,
+  tunit:put_section(tunit:new(Cursect), SectionText).
 
 %% Predefined Sections ---------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/erlang/apps/as/src/tunit.erl b/erlang/apps/as/src/tunit.erl
index fe266f5..446dc11 100644
--- a/erlang/apps/as/src/tunit.erl
+++ b/erlang/apps/as/src/tunit.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %%% -*- erlang-indent-level: 2 -*-
 %%%
 %%% translation unit handling for pdp10-elf as.
-%%% Copyright (C) 2013-2019  Mikael Pettersson
+%%% Copyright (C) 2013-2020  Mikael Pettersson
 %%%
 %%% This file is part of pdp10-tools.
 %%%
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 -module(tunit).
 
--export([ new/0
+-export([ new/1
         , get_section/2
         , put_section/2
         , get_symbol/2
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 
 %% API -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--spec new() -> #tunit{}.
-new() ->
+-spec new(string()) -> #tunit{}.
+new(Cursect) ->
   #tunit{ sections = #{}
-        , cursect = false
+        , cursect = Cursect
         , symbols = #{}
         , local_labels = #{}
         }.