diff --git a/lib/CPUs/JCpu/tools/jasm.rb b/lib/CPUs/JCpu/tools/jasm.rb
index 7bb7238..1d8d758 100644
--- a/lib/CPUs/JCpu/tools/jasm.rb
+++ b/lib/CPUs/JCpu/tools/jasm.rb
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ file.each do |raw_line|
 				if 0 == (item =~ /.*\".*\"/)
 					str = item.delete("\"")
 					for nn in (0..str.length-1)
-						value = str[nn].to_i(16)
+						value = str[nn].ord
 						obj.put_xmem(value, lc);
 						len += 1
 					end;