diff --git a/source/qb64pe.bas b/source/qb64pe.bas
index 64f0b4d6a..22259c7cc 100644
--- a/source/qb64pe.bas
+++ b/source/qb64pe.bas
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ IF MacOSX THEN BATCHFILE_EXTENSION = ".command"
 
 DIM inlinedatastr(0 TO 255) AS STRING
 FOR i = 0 TO 255
-    inlinedatastr(i) = "0x" + RIGHT$("0" + HEX$(i), 2) + ","
+    inlinedatastr(i) = str2(i) + ","
 NEXT