diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 3f6df112d..d40ebbc1e 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ FIO_compressZstdFrame(FIO_ctx_t* const fCtx,
 
                 /* display progress notifications */
                 if (g_display_prefs.displayLevel >= 3) {
-                    DISPLAYUPDATE(3, "\r(L%i) Buffered:%5.*f%4s - Consumed:%5.*f%4s - Compressed:%5.*f%4s => %.2f%% ",
+                    DISPLAYUPDATE(3, "\r(L%i) Buffered:%5.*f%s - Consumed:%5.*f%s - Compressed:%5.*f%s => %.2f%% ",
                                 compressionLevel,
                                 buffered_hrs.precision, buffered_hrs.value, buffered_hrs.suffix,
                                 consumed_hrs.precision, consumed_hrs.value, consumed_hrs.suffix,
@@ -1646,13 +1646,13 @@ FIO_compressFilename_internal(FIO_ctx_t* const fCtx,
         UTIL_HumanReadableSize_t hr_isize = UTIL_makeHumanReadableSize((U64) readsize);
         UTIL_HumanReadableSize_t hr_osize = UTIL_makeHumanReadableSize((U64) compressedfilesize);
         if (readsize == 0) {
-            DISPLAYLEVEL(2,"%-20s :  (%6.*f%4s => %6.*f%4s, %s) \n",
+            DISPLAYLEVEL(2,"%-20s :  (%6.*f%s => %6.*f%s, %s) \n",
                 srcFileName,
                 hr_isize.precision, hr_isize.value, hr_isize.suffix,
                 hr_osize.precision, hr_osize.value, hr_osize.suffix,
                 dstFileName);
         } else {
-            DISPLAYLEVEL(2,"%-20s :%6.2f%%   (%6.*f%4s => %6.*f%4s, %s) \n",
+            DISPLAYLEVEL(2,"%-20s :%6.2f%%   (%6.*f%s => %6.*f%s, %s) \n",
                 srcFileName,
                 (double)compressedfilesize / (double)readsize * 100,
                 hr_isize.precision, hr_isize.value, hr_isize.suffix,