diff --git a/src/cc65/expr.c b/src/cc65/expr.c
index eb0afb38b..a506fa5a1 100644
--- a/src/cc65/expr.c
+++ b/src/cc65/expr.c
@@ -1263,6 +1263,8 @@ static void Primary (ExprDesc* E)
             /* String literal */
             if ((Flags & E_EVAL_UNEVAL) != E_EVAL_UNEVAL) {
                 E->V.LVal = UseLiteral (CurTok.SVal);
+                /* Translate into target charset */
+                TranslateLiteral (E->V.LVal);
             } else {
                 E->V.LVal = CurTok.SVal;
             }
diff --git a/src/cc65/litpool.c b/src/cc65/litpool.c
index 95228179d..d741f87d0 100644
--- a/src/cc65/litpool.c
+++ b/src/cc65/litpool.c
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ static void FreeLiteral (Literal* L)
 static void OutputLiteral (Literal* L)
 /* Output one literal to the currently active data segment */
 {
-    /* Translate the literal into the target charset */
-    TranslateLiteral (L);
-
     /* Define the label for the literal */
     g_defliterallabel (L->Label);
 
@@ -387,9 +384,6 @@ static void OutputReadOnlyLiterals (Collection* Literals)
             continue;
         }
 
-        /* Translate the literal into the target charset */
-        TranslateLiteral (L);
-
         /* Check if this literal is part of another one. Since the literals
         ** are sorted by size (larger ones first), it can only be part of a
         ** literal with a smaller index.