diff --git a/test/hotspot/gtest/utilities/test_globalDefinitions.cpp b/test/hotspot/gtest/utilities/test_globalDefinitions.cpp
index fea8b87e376a6..6ab4c06d9cdee 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/gtest/utilities/test_globalDefinitions.cpp
+++ b/test/hotspot/gtest/utilities/test_globalDefinitions.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ TEST(globalDefinitions, format_specifiers) {
   check_format("%+zd",                 (ssize_t)-123,     "-123");
   check_format("%+zd",                 (ssize_t)2147483647, "+2147483647");
   check_format("%+zd",                 (ssize_t)-2147483647, "-2147483647");
+  check_format("%5zd",                 (ssize_t)123,      "  123");
+  check_format("%-5zd",                (ssize_t)123,      "123  ");
   check_format(SIZE_FORMAT,            (size_t)123u,      "123");
   check_format(SIZE_FORMAT_X,          (size_t)0x123u,    "0x123");
   check_format(SIZE_FORMAT_X_0,        (size_t)0x123u,    "0x" LP64_ONLY("00000000") "00000123");