diff --git a/src/sbbs3/qwk.h b/src/sbbs3/qwk.h
index 1124e4ca2a323195c3a30b943a6b2f16ee8e701b..30bf94a465bcad1be23ab83df8f7aadfacb2273c 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/qwk.h
+++ b/src/sbbs3/qwk.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * Note: If this box doesn't appear square, then you need to fix your tabs.	*
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define QWK_NEWLINE		227		/* QWK line terminator (0xE3) */
+#define QWK_NEWLINE		'\xe3'	/* QWK line terminator (227) */
 #define QWK_BLOCK_LEN	128
 #define QWK_HFIELD_LEN	25		/* Header field (To/From/Subject) length */