diff --git a/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp
index 1094a484a11..b541e985be2 100644
--- a/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/SparcV9/SparcV9AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -594,21 +594,10 @@ static string getAsCString(const ConstantArray *CVA) {
     } else if (isprint(C)) {
       Result += C;
     } else {
-      switch(C) {
-      case '\a': Result += "\\a"; break;
-      case '\b': Result += "\\b"; break;
-      case '\f': Result += "\\f"; break;
-      case '\n': Result += "\\n"; break;
-      case '\r': Result += "\\r"; break;
-      case '\t': Result += "\\t"; break;
-      case '\v': Result += "\\v"; break;
-      default:
-        Result += '\\';
-        Result += toOctal(C >> 6);
-        Result += toOctal(C >> 3);
-        Result += toOctal(C >> 0);
-        break;
-      }
+      Result += '\\';                   // print all other chars as octal value
+      Result += toOctal(C >> 6);
+      Result += toOctal(C >> 3);
+      Result += toOctal(C >> 0);
     }
   }
   Result += "\"";