diff --git a/cc3200/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOSConfig.h b/cc3200/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOSConfig.h
index 2e9a514381374e25ab0c8c8937c4b28536e7ba25..27ba880f628f0a60d34b009487bcd7daed093d82 100644
--- a/cc3200/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOSConfig.h
+++ b/cc3200/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOSConfig.h
@@ -151,4 +151,7 @@ See http://www.FreeRTOS.org/RTOS-Cortex-M3-M4.html. */
 version. */
 #define configUSE_PORT_OPTIMISED_TASK_SELECTION 1
 
+/* We provide a definition of ucHeap so it can go in a special segment. */
+#define configAPPLICATION_ALLOCATED_HEAP 1
+
 #endif /* FREERTOS_CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/cc3200/main.c b/cc3200/main.c
index 78b4e3161c5589fc73dd9511537e1797232e8d85..4a6f6172bf790c0e02d13362143b7bfe1e82326d 100644
--- a/cc3200/main.c
+++ b/cc3200/main.c
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 OsiTaskHandle   mpTaskHandle;
 #endif
 
+// This is the FreeRTOS heap, defined here so we can put it in a special segment
+uint8_t ucHeap[ configTOTAL_HEAP_SIZE ] __attribute__ ((section (".rtos_heap"))) __attribute__((aligned (8)));
+
 /******************************************************************************
  DEFINE PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
  ******************************************************************************/