diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 951959311e608d8ff96907658518fb451a1dd113..385cde3bc7346df1d6c1cca9940f74fefe7e0e15 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -3457,12 +3457,12 @@ static void Command_Version_f(void)
 
 	// No ASM?
 #ifdef NOASM
-	CONS_Printf("\205NOASM \200");
+	CONS_Printf("\x85" "NOASM " "\x80");
 #endif
 
 	// Debug build
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-	CONS_Printf("\205DEBUG \200");
+	CONS_Printf("\x85" "DEBUG " "\x80");
 #endif
 
 	CONS_Printf("\n");