diff --git a/util/ceg/ce_back/as_back/bss.c b/util/ceg/ce_back/as_back/bss.c
index 2545fdfce..818b89e1f 100644
--- a/util/ceg/ce_back/as_back/bss.c
+++ b/util/ceg/ce_back/as_back/bss.c
@@ -3,5 +3,20 @@
 bss( n)
 arith n;
 {
-	fprint( codefile, BSS_FMT, (arith) n);
+	fprint( codefile, BSS_FMT, (long) n);
+}
+
+common(n)
+arith n;
+{
+	extern int saved;
+	extern char labeltje[];
+
+	if (saved) {
+		fprint( codefile, COMM_FMT, labeltje, (long) n);
+		saved = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+	switchseg(SEGBSS);
+	bss(n);
 }