diff --git a/src/pcre2test.c b/src/pcre2test.c
index 18e3f0f11..ecd2dc284 100644
--- a/src/pcre2test.c
+++ b/src/pcre2test.c
@@ -9004,7 +9004,7 @@ while (argc > 1 && argv[op][0] == '-' && argv[op][1] != 0)
       fprintf(stderr,
         "pcre2test: requested stack size %luMiB is greater than hard limit "
           "%luMiB\n", (unsigned long int)stack_size,
-          (unsigned long int)(rlim.rlim_max));
+          (unsigned long int)(rlim.rlim_max / (1024 * 1024)));
       exit(1);
       }
     rc = setrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &rlim);