diff --git a/programs/test/metatest.c b/programs/test/metatest.c
index 1a638b5..d3173f3 100644
--- a/programs/test/metatest.c
+++ b/programs/test/metatest.c
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
     (void) name;
     unsigned (*p)(void);
     mbedtls_platform_zeroize(&p, sizeof(p));
-    mbedtls_printf("%llx() -> %u\n", (unsigned long long) (uintptr_t) p, p());
+    /* The pointer representation may be truncated, but we don't care:
+     * the only point of printing it is to have some use of the pointer
+     * to dissuade the compiler from optimizing it away. */
+    mbedtls_printf("%lx() -> %u\n", (unsigned long) (uintptr_t) p, p());
 }