diff --git a/test/db/cmd/cmd_pointer b/test/db/cmd/cmd_pointer
index 9d24b72d11..c964380228 100644
--- a/test/db/cmd/cmd_pointer
+++ b/test/db/cmd/cmd_pointer
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ wv8 0xdeadbeefdeadbeef
 *0
 *0 @e:asm.bits=64
 *0 @e:asm.bits=32
-*0 @e:asm.bits=16
+*0 @e:asm.arch=x86,asm.bits=16
 *0 @e:asm.arch=6502,asm.bits=8
 EOF
 EXPECT=<<EOF