diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index c83c4fffd..d149c5a64 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ int FIO_compressMultipleFilenames(FIO_ctx_t* const fCtx,
         UTIL_HumanReadableSize_t hr_osize = UTIL_makeHumanReadableSize((U64) fCtx->totalBytesOutput);
 
         DISPLAYLEVEL(2, "\r%79s\r", "");
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(2, "%3d files compressed : %.2f%%   (%.*f%s => %.*f%s bytes)\n",
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(2, "%3d files compressed : %.2f%%   (%.*f%s => %.*f%s)\n",
                         fCtx->nbFilesProcessed,
                         (double)fCtx->totalBytesOutput/((double)fCtx->totalBytesInput)*100,
                         hr_isize.precision, hr_isize.value, hr_isize.suffix,
diff --git a/programs/util.c b/programs/util.c
index c8f6d1886..838da8304 100644
--- a/programs/util.c
+++ b/programs/util.c
@@ -311,38 +311,38 @@ UTIL_HumanReadableSize_t UTIL_makeHumanReadableSize(U64 size) {
          * values that exceed the integral precision of a double. */
         if (size >= (1ull << 53)) {
             hrs.value = (double)size / (1ull << 20);
-            hrs.suffix = "M";
+            hrs.suffix = " MB";
             /* At worst, a double representation of a maximal size will be
              * accurate to better than tens of kilobytes. */
             hrs.precision = 2;
         } else {
             hrs.value = (double)size;
-            hrs.suffix = "";
+            hrs.suffix = " B";
             hrs.precision = 0;
         }
     } else {
         /* In regular mode, scale sizes down and use suffixes. */
         if (size >= (1ull << 60)) {
             hrs.value = (double)size / (1ull << 60);
-            hrs.suffix = "E";
+            hrs.suffix = " EB";
         } else if (size >= (1ull << 50)) {
             hrs.value = (double)size / (1ull << 50);
-            hrs.suffix = "P";
+            hrs.suffix = " PB";
         } else if (size >= (1ull << 40)) {
             hrs.value = (double)size / (1ull << 40);
-            hrs.suffix = "T";
+            hrs.suffix = " TB";
         } else if (size >= (1ull << 30)) {
             hrs.value = (double)size / (1ull << 30);
-            hrs.suffix = "G";
+            hrs.suffix = " GB";
         } else if (size >= (1ull << 20)) {
             hrs.value = (double)size / (1ull << 20);
-            hrs.suffix = "M";
+            hrs.suffix = " MB";
         } else if (size >= (1ull << 10)) {
             hrs.value = (double)size / (1ull << 10);
-            hrs.suffix = "K";
+            hrs.suffix = " KB";
         } else {
             hrs.value = (double)size;
-            hrs.suffix = "";
+            hrs.suffix = " B";
         }
 
         if (hrs.value >= 100 || (U64)hrs.value == size) {