diff --git a/src/test/test-timers.c b/src/test/test-timers.c
index 0196ec1fef..2f8b205fb5 100644
--- a/src/test/test-timers.c
+++ b/src/test/test-timers.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     total_square_difference += diff*diff;
   }
   const int64_t mean_diff = total_difference / n_active_timers;
-  printf("mean difference: "U64_FORMAT" usec\n",
-         U64_PRINTF_ARG(mean_diff));
+  printf("mean difference: "I64_FORMAT" usec\n",
+         I64_PRINTF_ARG(mean_diff));
 
   const double mean_sq = ((double)total_square_difference)/ n_active_timers;
   const double sq_mean = mean_diff * mean_diff;