diff --git a/ext2spice/ext2hier.c b/ext2spice/ext2hier.c
index cb7a94e5..a6bfa79a 100644
--- a/ext2spice/ext2hier.c
+++ b/ext2spice/ext2hier.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ spcdevHierVisit(
 	case DEV_FET:
 	    if (source == drain)
 	    {
-		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "$ ");
+		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "; ");
 		fprintf(esSpiceF, "** SOURCE/DRAIN TIED\n");
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ spcdevHierVisit(
 	default:
 	    if (gate == source)
 	    {
-		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "$ ");
+		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "; ");
 		fprintf(esSpiceF, "** SHORTED DEVICE\n");
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ spcnodeHierVisit(
 	static char ntmp[MAX_STR_SIZE];
 
 	EFHNSprintf(ntmp, hierName);
-	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " $ ");
+	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " ; ");
 	fprintf(esSpiceF, "** %s == %s\n", ntmp, nsn);
     }
     cap = cap  / 1000;
@@ -1668,14 +1668,14 @@ spcnodeHierVisit(
 	esSIvalue(esSpiceF, 1.0E-15 * cap);
 	if (!isConnected)
 	{
-	    if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " $");
+	    if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " ;");
 	    fprintf(esSpiceF, " **FLOATING");
 	}
 	fprintf(esSpiceF, "\n");
     }
     if (node->efnode_attrs && !esNoAttrs)
     {
-	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " $ ");
+	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " ; ");
 	fprintf(esSpiceF, "**nodeattr %s :",nsn );
 	for (fmt = " %s", ap = node->efnode_attrs; ap; ap = ap->efa_next)
 	{
diff --git a/ext2spice/ext2spice.c b/ext2spice/ext2spice.c
index 45a6696c..0c3a0094 100644
--- a/ext2spice/ext2spice.c
+++ b/ext2spice/ext2spice.c
@@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ spcdevVisit(
 	case DEV_FET:
 	    if (source == drain)
 	    {
-		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "$ ");
+		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "; ");
 		fprintf(esSpiceF, "** SOURCE/DRAIN TIED\n");
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ spcdevVisit(
 	default:
 	    if (gate == source)
 	    {
-		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "$ ");
+		if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "; ");
 		fprintf(esSpiceF, "** SHORTED DEVICE\n");
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -4111,7 +4111,7 @@ spcnodeVisit(
 	static char ntmp[MAX_STR_SIZE];
 
 	EFHNSprintf(ntmp, hierName);
-	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "$ ");
+	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, "; ");
 	fprintf(esSpiceF, "** %s == %s\n", ntmp, nsn);
     }
     cap = cap  / 1000;
@@ -4121,14 +4121,14 @@ spcnodeVisit(
 	esSIvalue(esSpiceF, 1.0E-15 * cap);
 	if (!isConnected)
 	{
-	    if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " $");
+	    if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " ;");
 	    fprintf(esSpiceF, " **FLOATING");
 	}
 	fprintf(esSpiceF, "\n");
     }
     if (node->efnode_attrs && !esNoAttrs)
     {
-	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " $ ");
+	if (esFormat == NGSPICE) fprintf(esSpiceF, " ; ");
 	fprintf(esSpiceF, "**nodeattr %s :",nsn );
 	for (fmt = " %s", ap = node->efnode_attrs; ap; ap = ap->efa_next)
 	{