diff --git a/.gdbinit b/.gdbinit
index be901f80a2f29..a5d4386c9a4ba 100644
--- a/.gdbinit
+++ b/.gdbinit
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ define ____print_ht
 			end
 			printf "[%d] ", $i
 			if $p->key
-				printf "%s => ", $p->key->val
+				____print_str $p->key->val $p->key->len
+				printf " => "
 			else
 				printf "%d => ", $p->h
 			end