diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/i86/i186.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/i86/i186.cpp
index 2eec114b02e..67c61a695db 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/i86/i186.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/i86/i186.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void i80186_cpu_device::device_start()
 	state_add( I8086_DS, "DS", m_sregs[DS] ).formatstr("%04X");
 	state_add( I8086_VECTOR, "V", m_int_vector).formatstr("%02X");
 
-	state_add(STATE_GENPC, "PC", m_pc).formatstr("%05X");
+	state_add(STATE_GENPC, "PC", m_pc).callimport().formatstr("%05X");
 	state_add(STATE_GENPCBASE, "CURPC", m_pc).callimport().formatstr("%05X");
 
 	// register for savestates
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/i86/i286.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/i86/i286.cpp
index f136a553471..77b2e0513cc 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/i86/i286.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/i86/i286.cpp
@@ -273,11 +273,17 @@ void i80286_cpu_device::device_start()
 	state_add( I286_MSW, "MSW", m_msw ).formatstr("%04X");
 	state_add( I286_VECTOR, "V", m_int_vector).formatstr("%02X");
 
-	state_add(STATE_GENPC, "PC", m_pc).formatstr("%06X");
+	state_add(STATE_GENPC, "PC", m_pc).callimport().formatstr("%06X");
 	state_add(STATE_GENPCBASE, "CURPC", m_pc).callimport().formatstr("%06X");
 	m_out_shutdown_func.resolve_safe();
 }
 
+
+//-------------------------------------------------
+//  state_string_export - export state as a string
+//  for the debugger
+//-------------------------------------------------
+
 void i80286_cpu_device::state_string_export(const device_state_entry &entry, std::string &str) const
 {
 	switch (entry.index())
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/i86/i86.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/i86/i86.cpp
index d3d2a79c0be..4d78a8fc405 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/i86/i86.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/i86/i86.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void i8086_cpu_device::device_start()
 	state_add( I8086_DS, "DS", m_sregs[DS] ).formatstr("%04X");
 	state_add( I8086_VECTOR, "V", m_int_vector).formatstr("%02X");
 
-	state_add(STATE_GENPC, "PC", m_pc).formatstr("%05X");
+	state_add(STATE_GENPC, "PC", m_pc).callimport().formatstr("%05X");
 	state_add(STATE_GENPCBASE, "CURPC", m_pc).callimport().formatstr("%05X");
 }
 
@@ -341,6 +341,12 @@ void i8086_common_cpu_device::state_import(const device_state_entry &entry)
 	}
 }
 
+
+//-------------------------------------------------
+//  state_string_export - export state as a string
+//  for the debugger
+//-------------------------------------------------
+
 void i8086_common_cpu_device::state_string_export(const device_state_entry &entry, std::string &str) const
 {
 	switch (entry.index())