diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/host.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/host.c
index aab0f092f..bde7dc142 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/host.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/host.c
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ static int print(FILE *stream, const struct printf_info *info,
 				break;
 		}
 	}
+	if (info->left)
+	{
+		return fprintf(stream, "%-*s", info->width, buffer);
+	}
 	return fprintf(stream, "%*s", info->width, buffer);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
index ae444b466..c06c8069e 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/identification.c
@@ -938,6 +938,10 @@ static int print(FILE *stream, const struct printf_info *info,
 			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "(unknown ID type: %d)", this->type);
 			break;
 	}
+	if (info->left)
+	{
+		return fprintf(stream, "%-*s", info->width, buf);
+	}
 	return fprintf(stream, "%*s", info->width, buf);
 }