1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/output.js b/lib/output.js
index b99bfa63..04b20708 100644
--- a/lib/output.js
+++ b/lib/output.js
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ function OutputStream(options) {
     var current_pos = 0;
     var OUTPUT = "";
 
-    function to_ascii(str) {
+    function to_ascii(str, identifier) {
         return str.replace(/[\u0080-\uffff]/g, function(ch) {
             var code = ch.charCodeAt(0).toString(16);
-            if (code.length <= 2) {
+            if (code.length <= 2 && !identifier) {
                 while (code.length < 2) code = "0" + code;
                 return "\\x" + code;
             } else {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function OutputStream(options) {
     function make_name(name) {
         name = name.toString();
         if (options.ascii_only)
-            name = to_ascii(name);
+            name = to_ascii(name, true);
         return name;
     };