diff --git a/src/acl_printf.cpp b/src/acl_printf.cpp
index 60280fcf..4a18d673 100644
--- a/src/acl_printf.cpp
+++ b/src/acl_printf.cpp
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static size_t l_dump_printf_buffer(cl_event event, cl_kernel kernel,
 #endif
 
       // no data to be printed, end of printing for this printf
-      if (ptr == format_string.cend())
+      if (ptr == format_string.cend() && data_elem._conversion_string.empty())
         break;
 
       // Handle vector types by replicating the conversion string for each
@@ -1116,4 +1116,4 @@ static void decode_string(std::string &print_data) {
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #pragma GCC visibility pop
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif