diff --git a/src/amd/common/sid_tables.py b/src/amd/common/sid_tables.py
index a0cb5b2d832..6fc2ad01cef 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/sid_tables.py
+++ b/src/amd/common/sid_tables.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ sys.path.append(AMD_REGISTERS)
 from regdb import Object, RegisterDatabase
 
 
+def string_to_chars(string):
+    return "'" + "', '".join(string) + "', '\\0',"
+
+
 class StringTable:
     """
     A class for collecting multiple strings in a single larger string that is
@@ -70,13 +74,14 @@ class StringTable:
         to filp.
         """
         fragments = [
-            '"%s\\0" /* %s */' % (
+            '%s /* %s (%s) */' % (
+                string_to_chars(te[0].encode('unicode_escape').decode()),
                 te[0].encode('unicode_escape').decode(),
                 ', '.join(str(idx) for idx in sorted(te[2]))
             )
             for te in self.table
         ]
-        filp.write('%sconst char %s[] =\n%s;\n' % (
+        filp.write('%sconst char %s[] = {\n%s\n};\n' % (
             'static ' if static else '',
             name,
             '\n'.join('\t' + fragment for fragment in fragments)