diff --git a/macros.pl b/macros.pl
index 38168cf8..6eaf2949 100644
--- a/macros.pl
+++ b/macros.pl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # redistributable under the licence given in the file "Licence"
 # distributed in the NASM archive.
 
-# use strict;
+use strict;
 
 my $fname;
 my $line = 0;