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diff --git a/preprocessor.py b/preprocessor.py
index 3ef9e1e88..cb09fb898 100644
--- a/preprocessor.py
+++ b/preprocessor.py
@@ -599,6 +599,11 @@ def read_line(l):
if "INCLUDE \"" in l:
include_file(asm)
+ # ascii string macro preserves the bytes as ascii (skip the translator)
+ elif len(asm) > 6 and "\tascii " in [asm[:7], "\t" + asm[:6]]:
+ asm = asm.replace("ascii", "db", 1)
+ sys.stdout.write(asm)
+
# convert text to bytes when a quote appears (not in a comment)
elif "\"" in asm:
quote_translator(asm)