diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index 7b3b51c3f27..6bdfdfd58bd 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -6474,7 +6474,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, Promi
 
                     case JsxEmit.Preserve:
                     default: // Emit JSX-preserve as default when no --jsx flag is specified
-                        write(getTextOfNode(node, true));
+                        writer.writeLiteral(getTextOfNode(node, true));
                         break;
                 }
             }