diff --git a/etc/hello.tal b/etc/hello.tal
index 0100cef..e504496 100644
--- a/etc/hello.tal
+++ b/etc/hello.tal
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	POP2
 
 	#010f DEO
+	@1234
 
 BRK 
 
diff --git a/src/uxnasm.c b/src/uxnasm.c
index 24088c3..0b4f82c 100644
--- a/src/uxnasm.c
+++ b/src/uxnasm.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static char *push(char *s, char c) { char *o = dictnext; while((*dictnext++ = *s
 #define findlabel(x) finditem(x, labels, label_len)
 #define findmacro(x) finditem(x, macros, macro_len)
 #define error_top(name, msg) !fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", name, msg)
-#define error_asm(name) !fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s in @%s, %s:%d.\n", name, token, scope, source, ln)
+#define error_asm(name) !fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s in @%s, %s:%d.\n", name, token, scope, source, *ln)
 
 /* clang-format on */
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ walkcomment(FILE *f, int *ln)
 	char c;
 	int depth = 1;
 	while(f && fread(&c, 1, 1, f)) {
-		if(c == 0xa) ln++;
+		if(c == 0xa) *ln++;
 		if(c == '(') depth++;
 		if(c == ')' && --depth < 1) return 1;
 	}
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ makemacro(char *name, FILE *f, int *ln)
 	m->name = push(name, 0);
 	m->content = dictnext;
 	while(f && fread(&c, 1, 1, f) && c != '{')
-		if(c == 0xa) ln++;
+		if(c == 0xa) *ln++;
 	while(f && fread(&c, 1, 1, f) && c != '}') {
-		if(c == 0xa) ln++;
+		if(c == 0xa) *ln++;
 		if(c == '%') return 0;
 		if(c == '(') walkcomment(f, ln);
 		*dictnext++ = c;