diff --git a/mach/i80/libmon/char.nas.s b/mach/i80/libmon/char.nas.s
index 0604a8dd6..0f2db4455 100644
--- a/mach/i80/libmon/char.nas.s
+++ b/mach/i80/libmon/char.nas.s
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ fetch:	inx h
 	mov a,m
 	jmp 2b
 ! conversion table for NASCOM characters
-tab:	.byte 0x0D,0x00
-	.byte 0x1B,0x1E
-	.byte 0x08,0x1D
-	.byte 0x0A,0x1F
-	.byte 0x7F,0x00
+tab:	.data1 0x0D,0x00
+	.data1 0x1B,0x1E
+	.data1 0x08,0x1D
+	.data1 0x0A,0x1F
+	.data1 0x7F,0x00