diff --git a/include/verilated_vcd_c.h b/include/verilated_vcd_c.h
index 11846e432..eb0177a8a 100644
--- a/include/verilated_vcd_c.h
+++ b/include/verilated_vcd_c.h
@@ -134,17 +134,24 @@ private:
     // cppcheck-suppress functionConst
     void dumpDone();
     inline void printCode(vluint32_t code) {
-        if (code>=(94*94*94)) *m_writep++ = static_cast<char>((code/94/94/94)%94+33);
-        if (code>=(94*94))    *m_writep++ = static_cast<char>((code/94/94)%94+33);
-        if (code>=(94))       *m_writep++ = static_cast<char>((code/94)%94+33);
-        *m_writep++ = static_cast<char>((code)%94+33);
+        *m_writep++ = static_cast<char>('!' + code % 94);
+        code /= 94;
+        while (code) {
+            code--;
+            *m_writep++ = static_cast<char>('!' + code % 94);
+            code /= 94;
+        }
     }
     static std::string stringCode(vluint32_t code) VL_PURE {
         std::string out;
-        if (code>=(94*94*94)) out += static_cast<char>((code/94/94/94)%94+33);
-        if (code>=(94*94))    out += static_cast<char>((code/94/94)%94+33);
-        if (code>=(94))       out += static_cast<char>((code/94)%94+33);
-        return out + static_cast<char>((code)%94+33);
+        out += static_cast<char>('!' + code % 94);
+        code /= 94;
+        while (code) {
+            code--;
+            out += static_cast<char>('!' + code % 94);
+            code /= 94;
+        }
+        return out;
     }
 
     // CONSTRUCTORS