diff --git a/src/unity.c b/src/unity.c
index c6c942bc70abe205b002a7c4255751232ef96ddc..921e5d6a69470b1b12c4192c39348d500ce05aa6 100644
--- a/src/unity.c
+++ b/src/unity.c
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ void UnityPrintNumberHex(const _U_UINT number, const char nibbles_to_print)
 {
     _U_UINT nibble;
     char nibbles = nibbles_to_print;
-    UnityPrint("0x");
+    UNITY_OUTPUT_CHAR('0');
+    UNITY_OUTPUT_CHAR('x');
 
     while (nibbles > 0)
     {