diff --git a/compiler/m68k/ra68kmot.pas b/compiler/m68k/ra68kmot.pas
index a25d1927f0..8b09acefd0 100644
--- a/compiler/m68k/ra68kmot.pas
+++ b/compiler/m68k/ra68kmot.pas
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ const
   var
    token: tasmtoken;
    forcelabel: boolean;
+   s : string;
   begin
     forcelabel := FALSE;
     actasmpattern :='';
@@ -504,7 +505,8 @@ const
                            end;
             else
              begin
-               Message(scan_f_illegal_char);
+               s:=c;
+               Message2(scan_f_illegal_char,s,'$'+hexstr(ord(c),2));
              end;
 
       end; { end case }