diff --git a/boot/i386/pc/boot.S b/boot/i386/pc/boot.S
index 8056731..9ccfbca 100644
--- a/boot/i386/pc/boot.S
+++ b/boot/i386/pc/boot.S
@@ -390,11 +390,11 @@ general_error:
         int	$0x18
 stop:	jmp	stop
 
-notification_string:	.string "GRUB "
-geometry_error_string:	.string "Geom"
-hd_probe_error_string:	.string "Hard Disk"
-read_error_string:	.string "Read"
-general_error_string:	.string " Error"
+notification_string:	.asciz "GRUB "
+geometry_error_string:	.asciz "Geom"
+hd_probe_error_string:	.asciz "Hard Disk"
+read_error_string:	.asciz "Read"
+general_error_string:	.asciz " Error"
 
 /*
  * message: write the string pointed to by %si
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ probe_loop:
 	MSG(fd_probe_error_string)
 	jmp	general_error
 
-fd_probe_error_string:	.string "Floppy"
+/* "Floppy" */
+fd_probe_error_string:	.asciz "Floppy"
 
 1:
 	/* perform read */
diff --git a/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S b/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S
index 95f87a0..0c8e75d 100644
--- a/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S
+++ b/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S
@@ -326,14 +326,14 @@ general_error:
 /* go here when you need to stop the machine hard after an error condition */
 stop:	jmp	stop
 
-notification_string:	.string "loading"
+notification_string:	.asciz "loading"
 
-notification_step:	.string "."
-notification_done:	.string "\r\n"
+notification_step:	.asciz "."
+notification_done:	.asciz "\r\n"
 	
-geometry_error_string:	.string "Geom"
-read_error_string:	.string "Read"
-general_error_string:	.string " Error"
+geometry_error_string:	.asciz "Geom"
+read_error_string:	.asciz "Read"
+general_error_string:	.asciz " Error"
 
 /*
  * message: write the string pointed to by %si
diff --git a/include/grub/dl.h b/include/grub/dl.h
index 4ff6240..55f5d4e 100644
--- a/include/grub/dl.h
+++ b/include/grub/dl.h
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ static void \
 grub_mod_fini (void)
 
 #define GRUB_MOD_NAME(name)	\
-__asm__ (".section .modname\n.string \"" #name "\"\n")
+__asm__ (".section .modname\n.asciz \"" #name "\"\n")
 
 #define GRUB_MOD_DEP(name)	\
-__asm__ (".section .moddeps\n.string \"" #name "\"\n")
+__asm__ (".section .moddeps\n.asciz \"" #name "\"\n")
 
 struct grub_dl_segment
 {