diff --git a/src/translate_c/ast.zig b/src/translate_c/ast.zig
index e54e986056..89e6554288 100644
--- a/src/translate_c/ast.zig
+++ b/src/translate_c/ast.zig
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ fn renderNode(c: *Context, node: Node) Allocator.Error!NodeIndex {
         .string_literal => {
             const payload = node.castTag(.string_literal).?.data;
             return c.addNode(.{
-                .tag = .identifier,
+                .tag = .string_literal,
                 .main_token = try c.addToken(.string_literal, payload),
                 .data = undefined,
             });
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ fn renderNode(c: *Context, node: Node) Allocator.Error!NodeIndex {
         .char_literal => {
             const payload = node.castTag(.char_literal).?.data;
             return c.addNode(.{
-                .tag = .identifier,
+                .tag = .char_literal,
                 .main_token = try c.addToken(.char_literal, payload),
                 .data = undefined,
             });