diff --git a/share/errors.h b/share/errors.h
index d4ee960..a730321 100644
--- a/share/errors.h
+++ b/share/errors.h
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 #ifndef ERRORS_H_
 #define ERRORS_H_
 
-enum {
-  E_OK              =  0,
-  E_NOMEMORY        = -1,
-  E_UNKNOWN_FSTYPE  = -2,
-  E_NOENTRY         = -3,
-  E_OUTOFBOUNDS     = -4,
-  E_UNKNOWN_SDTYPE  = -5,
-  E_TODO            = -6,
-  E_BADIO           = -7,
-  E_BADSYSCALL      = -8,
-  E_DOSCHEDULING    = -9,
-  E_INVALIDARGUMENT = -10,
-  E_INVALIDOPER     = -11,
-  E_RESOURCEAVAIL   = -12,
-  E_SPAWNERROR      = -13,
-  E_NOTYET          = -14,
-};
+#define E_OK                0
+#define E_NOMEMORY         -1
+#define E_UNKNOWN_FSTYPE   -2
+#define E_NOENTRY          -3
+#define E_OUTOFBOUNDS      -4
+#define E_UNKNOWN_SDTYPE   -5
+#define E_TODO             -6
+#define E_BADIO            -7
+#define E_BADSYSCALL       -8
+#define E_DOSCHEDULING     -9
+#define E_INVALIDARGUMENT  -10
+#define E_INVALIDOPER      -11
+#define E_RESOURCEAVAIL    -12
+#define E_SPAWNERROR       -13
+#define E_NOTYET           -14
+
+#if !defined(__ASSEMBLER__)
 
 static const char *_ERROR_STRINGS[] = {
   "OK",
@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ static const char *_ERROR_STRINGS[] = {
 #define ERRSTRING_INDEX(ioh) ((size_t)((ioh) < 0 ? (ioh) * (-1) : (ioh)))
 #define ERRSTRING(ioh) (_ERROR_STRINGS[ERRSTRING_INDEX(ioh)])
 
+#endif
+
 #endif // ERRORS_H_