diff --git a/lib/apple1.h b/lib/apple1.h
index e0f6f45..d9dc25e 100644
--- a/lib/apple1.h
+++ b/lib/apple1.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef APPLE1_H
 #define APPLE1_H
 
+#pragma encoding(ascii)    // encode strings in plain ascii
+
 #ifdef APPLE1_USE_WOZ_MONITOR
    #pragma zp_reserve(0x24) // XAML  Last "opened" location Low
    #pragma zp_reserve(0x25) // XAMH  Last "opened" location High
diff --git a/lib/tms9918.h b/lib/tms9918.h
index 24a003b..ec09194 100644
--- a/lib/tms9918.h
+++ b/lib/tms9918.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 // TODO wait_end_of_frame() 
 // TODO screen1() and screen2() helpers
 
-#pragma encoding(ascii)    // encode strings in plain ascii
-
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #ifdef APPLE1