diff --git a/tests/compile_tests/embed/test.bas b/tests/compile_tests/embed/test.bas
index 349e1a85c..819cc8cf2 100644
--- a/tests/compile_tests/embed/test.bas
+++ b/tests/compile_tests/embed/test.bas
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ $CONSOLE
 $SCREENHIDE
 _DEST _CONSOLE
 
-PRINT _EMBEDDED$("test");
+dat$ = _EMBEDDED$("test")
+PRINT LEFT$(dat$, LEN(dat$) - 2);
 
 SYSTEM
 
diff --git a/tests/compile_tests/embed_relative/test.bas b/tests/compile_tests/embed_relative/test.bas
index 4afd620b9..d89dc505c 100644
--- a/tests/compile_tests/embed_relative/test.bas
+++ b/tests/compile_tests/embed_relative/test.bas
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ $CONSOLE
 $SCREENHIDE
 _DEST _CONSOLE
 
-PRINT _EMBEDDED$("test");
+dat$ = _EMBEDDED$("test")
+PRINT LEFT$(dat$, LEN(dat$) - 2);
 
 SYSTEM