--- a/os9/mc09/mc2.c	Sat Dec 29 12:25:26 2018 +0900
+++ b/os9/mc09/mc2.c	Sat Dec 29 18:29:06 2018 +0900
@@ -2813,15 +2813,11 @@
 			++filep;
 			*(chptr = linebuf) = '\0';
 		}
-		else if (macroeq("asm"))
-		{	if (asmf) error(MCERR);
-			asmf = 1;
-			getline();
-			while (asmf)
-			{	printf("%s",linebuf);
-				getline();
-			}
-		}
+                else if (macroeq("asm"))
+                {       if (asmf) error(MCERR);
+                        asmf = 2; lineno--; glineno--;
+                        chptr = ";;";
+                }
 		else if (macroeq("endasm"))
 		{	if (!asmf) error(MCERR);
 			asmf = 0;
@@ -2830,6 +2826,14 @@
 			getline();
 		else error(MCERR);
 	}
+        if (asmf==2) asmf=1;    /* return ";" to get correct macro alignment */
+        else if (asmf==1) {
+            while (asmf)
+            {   printf("%s",linebuf);
+                    getline();
+            }
+        }
+
 }
 
 macroeq(s)