diff --git a/gas/config/z8k.mt b/gas/config/z8k.mt
index 4946aa55524..6791fec2e1e 100644
--- a/gas/config/z8k.mt
+++ b/gas/config/z8k.mt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 TARG_CPU_DEPENDENTS=$(srcdir)/../opcodes/z8k-opc.h
-TDEFINES=-DSINGLE_QUOTE_STRINGS
+#TDEFINES=-DSINGLE_QUOTE_STRINGS