diff --git a/Ghidra/Processors/8048/data/languages/8048.slaspec b/Ghidra/Processors/8048/data/languages/8048.slaspec
index e75f207db2..b29638e7bf 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Processors/8048/data/languages/8048.slaspec
+++ b/Ghidra/Processors/8048/data/languages/8048.slaspec
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@
 
 
 @ifdef INTERNAL_REGISTERS
-@define RegType variables
 @define SINGLE_REGISTER_BANK
-@else
-@define RegType names
 @endif
 
 
@@ -67,8 +64,13 @@ define token aopword (16)
 define token ImmedByte (8)  data=(0,7);
 define token AddrOne (8)    addr8=(0,7);
 
-attach $(RegType) rn [ R0 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 ];
-attach $(RegType) ri [ R0 R1 ];
+@ifdef INTERNAL_REGISTERS
+attach variables rn [ R0 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 ];
+attach variables ri [ R0 R1 ];
+@else
+attach names rn [ R0 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 ];
+attach names ri [ R0 R1 ];
+@endif
 attach names dfb     [ MB0 MB1 ];
 attach names bs      [ RB0 RB1 ];
 attach names pp      [ BUS P1 P2 _ ];