diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 91a0fcd72423..9a8e47c452f4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int spidev_message(struct spidev_data *spidev,
 			k_tmp->speed_hz = spidev->speed_hz;
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 		dev_dbg(&spidev->spi->dev,
-			"  xfer len %zd %s%s%s%dbits %u usec %uHz\n",
+			"  xfer len %u %s%s%s%dbits %u usec %uHz\n",
 			u_tmp->len,
 			u_tmp->rx_buf ? "rx " : "",
 			u_tmp->tx_buf ? "tx " : "",