diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/objc/ObjCDataGenerator.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/objc/ObjCDataGenerator.kt
index 3f048434ead..9c9d7bc5fe3 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/objc/ObjCDataGenerator.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/objc/ObjCDataGenerator.kt
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ internal class ObjCDataGenerator(val codegen: CodeGenerator) {
             val roValue = Struct(classRoType, fields)
 
             val roLabel = if (isMetaclass) {
-                "\\01l_OBJC_METACLASS_RO_\$_"
+                "\u0001l_OBJC_METACLASS_RO_\$_"
             } else {
-                "\\01l_OBJC_CLASS_RO_\$_"
+                "\u0001l_OBJC_CLASS_RO_\$_"
             } + name
 
             val roGlobal = context.llvm.staticData.placeGlobal(roLabel, roValue).also {