diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/swigobject.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/swigobject.i
index fcecaffb7..8b98a55e5 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/swigobject.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/swigobject.i
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   const char* pointer_str(A *a){
     static char result[1024];
-    sprintf(result,"%p", (void *)a);
+    sprintf(result,"0x%x", (long)(void *)a);
     return result;
   }