diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index d84c9f5..e0f2648 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@
 static char *pointer(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr,
 		int field_width, int precision, int flags)
 {
+	u64 num = (uintptr_t)ptr;
+
 	/*
 	 * Being a boot loader, we explicitly allow pointers to
 	 * (physical) address null.
@@ -527,6 +529,17 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
 	switch (*fmt) {
+	case 'a':
+		flags |= SPECIAL | ZEROPAD;
+
+		switch (fmt[1]) {
+		case 'p':
+		default:
+			field_width = sizeof(phys_addr_t) * 2 + 2;
+			num = *(phys_addr_t *)ptr;
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
 	case 'm':
 		flags |= SPECIAL;
 		/* Fallthrough */
@@ -552,8 +565,7 @@
 		field_width = 2*sizeof(void *);
 		flags |= ZEROPAD;
 	}
-	return number(buf, end, (unsigned long)ptr, 16, field_width,
-		      precision, flags);
+	return number(buf, end, num, 16, field_width, precision, flags);
 }
 
 static int vsnprintf_internal(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt,