diff --git a/example/strings/example_ends_with.f90 b/example/strings/example_ends_with.f90
index e7c2c31da..e3c3da079 100644
--- a/example/strings/example_ends_with.f90
+++ b/example/strings/example_ends_with.f90
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 program example_ends_with
   use stdlib_strings, only: ends_with
   implicit none
-  print'(a)', ends_with("pattern", "ern")  ! T
-  print'(a)', ends_with("pattern", "pat")  ! F
+  print'(l1)', ends_with("pattern", "ern")  ! T
+  print'(l1)', ends_with("pattern", "pat")  ! F
 end program example_ends_with
diff --git a/example/strings/example_starts_with.f90 b/example/strings/example_starts_with.f90
index ab388dbee..16c7b4507 100644
--- a/example/strings/example_starts_with.f90
+++ b/example/strings/example_starts_with.f90
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 program example_starts_with
   use stdlib_strings, only: starts_with
   implicit none
-  print'(a)', starts_with("pattern", "pat")  ! T
-  print'(a)', starts_with("pattern", "ern")  ! F
+  print'(l1)', starts_with("pattern", "pat")  ! T
+  print'(l1)', starts_with("pattern", "ern")  ! F
 end program example_starts_with