diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmci_globals.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmci_globals.cpp
index d5a23a5998221..f68515e3be9f0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmci_globals.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmci_globals.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ bool JVMCIGlobals::check_jvmci_flags_are_consistent() {
     }
     if (BootstrapJVMCI && (TieredStopAtLevel < CompLevel_full_optimization)) {
       jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
-          "-XX:+BootstrapJVMCI is not compatible with -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=%d\n", TieredStopAtLevel);
+          "-XX:+BootstrapJVMCI is not compatible with -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=%zd\n", TieredStopAtLevel);
       return false;
     }
   }