diff --git a/usr.bin/hexdump/odsyntax.c b/usr.bin/hexdump/odsyntax.c
index 5032d434d445..33964c9adf07 100644
--- a/usr.bin/hexdump/odsyntax.c
+++ b/usr.bin/hexdump/odsyntax.c
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ odformatint(char fchar, const char *fmt)
 	    "", (fchar == 'd' || fchar == 'u') ? "" : "0", digits, fchar);
 	if (hdfmt == NULL)
 		err(1, NULL);
+printf("output format: %s\n", hdfmt);
 	odadd(hdfmt);
 	free(hdfmt);
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/hexdump/parse.c b/usr.bin/hexdump/parse.c
index f59f0d9b6356..c6616fdd24d7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/hexdump/parse.c
+++ b/usr.bin/hexdump/parse.c
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ isint:				cs[2] = '\0';
 				case 2:
 					pr->bcnt = 2;
 					break;
+				case 8:
+					pr->bcnt = 8;
+					break;
 				default:
 					p1[1] = '\0';
 					badcnt(p1);