diff --git a/librz/il/theory_effect.c b/librz/il/theory_effect.c
index af233e9743..597a78cdf7 100644
--- a/librz/il/theory_effect.c
+++ b/librz/il/theory_effect.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static void rz_il_set(RzILVM *vm, const char *var_name, bool is_local, RZ_OWN Rz
 
 bool rz_il_handler_empty(RzILVM *vm, RzILOpEffect *op) {
 	rz_return_val_if_fail(vm && op, false);
-	char *pc = rz_bv_as_string(vm->pc);
+	char *pc = rz_bv_as_hex_string(vm->pc, true);
 	RZ_LOG_INFO("Encountered an empty instruction at %s\n", pc);
 	free(pc);
 	return true;