diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 7af9d84..8378c13 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -988,8 +988,15 @@
 char *pointer(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr,
 	      struct printf_spec spec)
 {
-	if (!ptr)
+	if (!ptr) {
+		/*
+		 * Print (null) with the same width as a pointer so it makes
+		 * tabular output look nice.
+		 */
+		if (spec.field_width == -1)
+			spec.field_width = 2 * sizeof(void *);
 		return string(buf, end, "(null)", spec);
+	}
 
 	switch (*fmt) {
 	case 'F':
@@ -1031,7 +1038,7 @@
 	}
 	spec.flags |= SMALL;
 	if (spec.field_width == -1) {
-		spec.field_width = 2*sizeof(void *);
+		spec.field_width = 2 * sizeof(void *);
 		spec.flags |= ZEROPAD;
 	}
 	spec.base = 16;