diff --git a/programs/quotkinizer.inc b/programs/quotkinizer.inc
index 2ec78cb71..2d36fdcff 100644
--- a/programs/quotkinizer.inc
+++ b/programs/quotkinizer.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ; wraps command line arguments in quotes and launches a target.
 ; TARGET equ 'target_name' must be defined before including this file.
 
+include 'KOSfuncs.inc'
+
 org 0x0
 use32
 
@@ -18,30 +20,26 @@ start:
     je .launch
 
     mov esi, params
-    mov edi, new_params
-    mov byte [edi], '"'
-    inc edi
+    mov ah, '"'
 
-.copy:
-    lodsb
+.shift_loop:
+    mov al, [esi]
+    mov [esi], ah
+    inc esi
+    mov ah, al
     test al, al
-    jz .done
-    stosb
-    jmp .copy
+    jnz .shift_loop
 
-.done:
-    mov byte [edi], '"'
-    inc edi
-    mov byte [edi], 0
+    mov word [esi], '"'
 
-    mov dword [fi + 8], new_params
+    mov dword [fi + 8], params
 
 .launch:
-    mov eax, 70
+    mov eax, SF_FILE
     mov ebx, fi
     int 0x40
 
-    mov eax, -1
+    mov eax, SF_TERMINATE_PROCESS
     int 0x40
 
 fi:
@@ -54,6 +52,6 @@ target_path db TARGET, 0
 i_end:
 
 params     rb 1024
-new_params rb 1024
 
 m_end:
+