diff --git a/src/asm_pdp11.cpp b/src/asm_pdp11.cpp
index 4d27e2d9..d904c7b1 100644
--- a/src/asm_pdp11.cpp
+++ b/src/asm_pdp11.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void AsmPdp11::reset() {
     Assembler::reset();
     setInputRadix(RADIX_8);
     setListRadix(RADIX_8);
-    setImplicitWord(false);
+    setImplicitWord(true);
 }
 
 Error AsmPdp11::setImplicitWord(bool enable) {
diff --git a/src/asm_pdp8.cpp b/src/asm_pdp8.cpp
index 89921e17..d82414b0 100644
--- a/src/asm_pdp8.cpp
+++ b/src/asm_pdp8.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void AsmPdp8::reset() {
     Assembler::reset();
     setInputRadix(RADIX_8);
     setListRadix(RADIX_8);
-    setImplicitWord(false);
+    setImplicitWord(true);
 }
 
 Error AsmPdp8::setImplicitWord(bool enable) {
diff --git a/src/asm_z8000.cpp b/src/asm_z8000.cpp
index 287d00b7..d4527c79 100644
--- a/src/asm_z8000.cpp
+++ b/src/asm_z8000.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ AsmZ8000::AsmZ8000(const ValueParser::Plugins &plugins)
 
 void AsmZ8000::reset() {
     Assembler::reset();
-    setShortDirect(false);
+    setShortDirect(true);
 }
 
 Error AsmZ8000::setShortDirect(bool enable) {