diff --git a/daemon/bencode.c b/daemon/bencode.c
index bd019913e..e6d1ae2be 100644
--- a/daemon/bencode.c
+++ b/daemon/bencode.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ static int __bencode_string(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
 	unsigned long long sl;
 	char *end;
 
-	for (pos = offset + 1; s[pos] != 0x3a && isdigit(s[pos]) && pos < len; ++pos);
+	for (pos = offset + 1; s[pos] != ':' && isdigit(s[pos]) && pos < len; ++pos);
 	if (pos == len)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -726,24 +726,24 @@ static int __bencode_string(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
 static int __bencode_integer(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
 	int pos;
 
-	if (s[offset + 1] == 0x2d) {
-		if (offset + 3 < len && s[offset + 2] == 0x30 && s[offset + 3] == 0x65) {
+	if (s[offset + 1] == '-') {
+		if (offset + 3 < len && s[offset + 2] == '0' && s[offset + 3] == 'e') {
 			return -2;
 		}
 		++offset;
 	}
 
-	if (s[offset + 1] == 0x65)
+	if (s[offset + 1] == 'e')
 		return -2;
 
-	if (s[offset + 1] == 0x30) {
-		if (offset + 2 < len && s[offset + 2] == 0x65)
+	if (s[offset + 1] == '0') {
+		if (offset + 2 < len && s[offset + 2] == 'e')
 			return offset + 3;
 		return -2;
 	}
 
-	for (pos = offset + 1; s[pos] != 0x65 && pos < len; ++pos) {
-		if (s[pos] < 0x30 || s[pos] > 0x39)
+	for (pos = offset + 1; s[pos] != 'e' && pos < len; ++pos) {
+		if (s[pos] < '0' || s[pos] > '9')
 			return -2;
 	}
 
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static int __bencode_integer(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
 static int __bencode_next(const char *s, int offset, int len);
 
 static int __bencode_list(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
-	for (++offset; s[offset] != 0x65 && offset < len;) {
+	for (++offset; s[offset] != 'e' && offset < len;) {
 		offset = __bencode_next(s, offset, len);
 		if (offset < 0)
 			return offset;
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static int __bencode_list(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
 }
 
 static int __bencode_dictionary(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
-	for (++offset; s[offset] != 0x65 && offset < len;) {
+	for (++offset; s[offset] != 'e' && offset < len;) {
 		offset = __bencode_string(s, offset - 1, len);
 		if (offset < 0)
 			return offset;
@@ -788,22 +788,22 @@ static int __bencode_next(const char *s, int offset, int len) {
 	if (offset >= len)
 		return -1;
 	switch(s[offset]) {
-		case 0x69:
+		case 'i':
 			return __bencode_integer(s, offset, len);
-		case 0x6c:
+		case 'l':
 			return __bencode_list(s, offset, len);
-		case 0x64:
+		case 'd':
 			return __bencode_dictionary(s, offset, len);
-		case 0x30:
-		case 0x31:
-		case 0x32:
-		case 0x33:
-		case 0x34:
-		case 0x35:
-		case 0x36:
-		case 0x37:
-		case 0x38:
-		case 0x39:
+		case '0':
+		case '1':
+		case '2':
+		case '3':
+		case '4':
+		case '5':
+		case '6':
+		case '7':
+		case '8':
+		case '9':
 			return __bencode_string(s, offset - 1, len);
 	}
 	return -2;