diff --git a/examples/portable/custom_ops/custom_ops_2_out.cpp b/examples/portable/custom_ops/custom_ops_2_out.cpp
index f792d06f29..69436750cc 100644
--- a/examples/portable/custom_ops/custom_ops_2_out.cpp
+++ b/examples/portable/custom_ops/custom_ops_2_out.cpp
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ namespace {
 void check_preconditions(const Tensor& in, Tensor& out) {
   ET_CHECK_MSG(
       out.scalar_type() == ScalarType::Float,
-      "Expected out tensor to have dtype Float, but got %hhd instead",
-      out.scalar_type());
+      "Expected out tensor to have dtype Float, but got %d instead",
+      static_cast<int>(out.scalar_type()));
   ET_CHECK_MSG(
       in.scalar_type() == ScalarType::Float,
-      "Expected in tensor to have dtype Float, but got %hhd instead",
-      in.scalar_type());
+      "Expected in tensor to have dtype Float, but got %d instead",
+      static_cast<int>(in.scalar_type()));
   ET_CHECK_MSG(
       out.dim() == in.dim(),
       "Number of dims of out tensor is not compatible with inputs");