diff --git a/src/Assembler.c b/src/Assembler.c
index 5ee92c3..bd7adf8 100644
--- a/src/Assembler.c
+++ b/src/Assembler.c
@@ -449,8 +449,16 @@ void AsNewSymb(int ID) {
 
     TypeSize = PrimitiveSize(Symbols[ID].Type);
 
-    fprintf(OutputFile, "\t.comm\t%s, %d, %d\n", Symbols[ID].Name, TypeSize, TypeSize);
+    fprintf(OutputFile, "\t.data\n"
+                        "\t.globl\t%s\n",
+                                          Symbols[ID].Name);
     
+    switch(TypeSize) {
+        case 1: fprintf(OutputFile, "%s:\t.byte\t0\n", Symbols[ID].Name);
+        case 4: fprintf(OutputFile, "%s:\t.long\t0\n", Symbols[ID].Name);
+        case 8: fprintf(OutputFile, "%s:\t.quad\t0\n", Symbols[ID].Name);
+        default: DieDecimal("Unknown type in AsNewSymbol", TypeSize);
+    }
 }
 
 int AsCall(int Register, int FuncID) {