diff --git a/codegen-luajit/src/translator.rs b/codegen-luajit/src/translator.rs
index c8c22c0..71d1da8 100644
--- a/codegen-luajit/src/translator.rs
+++ b/codegen-luajit/src/translator.rs
@@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ fn write_data_list(wasm: &Module, type_info: &TypeInfo, w: &mut dyn Write) -> Re
 		write!(w, "rt.store.string(")?;
 		write!(w, "MEMORY_LIST[{index}],")?;
 		write_constant(code, type_info, w)?;
-		write!(w, ",\"")?;
-		v.value().iter().try_for_each(|v| write!(w, "\\x{v:02X}"))?;
-		write!(w, "\")")?;
+		write!(w, r#","{}")"#, v.value().escape_ascii())?;
 	}
 
 	Ok(())
diff --git a/codegen-luau/src/translator.rs b/codegen-luau/src/translator.rs
index 40d31d9..183c04f 100644
--- a/codegen-luau/src/translator.rs
+++ b/codegen-luau/src/translator.rs
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ fn write_data_list(wasm: &Module, type_info: &TypeInfo, w: &mut dyn Write) -> Re
 		write!(w, "rt.store.string(")?;
 		write!(w, "MEMORY_LIST[{index}],")?;
 		write_constant(code, type_info, w)?;
-		write!(w, ",\"")?;
-		v.value().iter().try_for_each(|v| write!(w, "\\x{v:02X}"))?;
-		write!(w, "\")")?;
+		write!(w, r#","{}")"#, v.value().escape_ascii())?;
 	}
 
 	Ok(())