diff --git a/c2logic/compiler.py b/c2logic/compiler.py
index 51fecd8..03153ef 100644
--- a/c2logic/compiler.py
+++ b/c2logic/compiler.py
@@ -449,7 +449,14 @@ class Compiler(c_ast.NodeVisitor):
 		else:
 			args = []
 		#TODO avoid duplication in builtin calls
-		if name == "asm":
+		if name == "print":
+			argnames = self.get_multiple_builtin_args(args, name)
+			self.push(PARSED_INSTRUCTIONS[name](*argnames))
+			for argname in argnames:
+				if argname.startswith(f"__{name}_arg"):
+					self.delete_special_var(argname)
+		
+		elif name == "asm":
 			arg = args[0]
 			if not isinstance(arg, Constant) or arg.type != "string":
 				raise TypeError("Non-string argument to asm", node)
diff --git a/c2logic/instruction_definition.c b/c2logic/instruction_definition.c
index f71b484..5e85af3 100644
--- a/c2logic/instruction_definition.c
+++ b/c2logic/instruction_definition.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 struct MindustryObject {};
 // builtin instructions
 void print(char* s) {
-	asm("print \"{s}\"");
+	asm("print {s}");
 }
 void printd(double s) {
 	asm("print {s}");