diff --git a/btf/types.go b/btf/types.go
index 8fe329aa4..421cc387d 100644
--- a/btf/types.go
+++ b/btf/types.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ type Int struct {
 }
 
 func (i *Int) Format(fs fmt.State, verb rune) {
-	formatType(fs, verb, i, i.Encoding, "size=", i.Size*8)
+	formatType(fs, verb, i, i.Encoding, "size=", i.Size)
 }
 
 func (i *Int) TypeName() string { return i.Name }
diff --git a/btf/types_test.go b/btf/types_test.go
index 78eb910fc..a8bd90456 100644
--- a/btf/types_test.go
+++ b/btf/types_test.go
@@ -502,5 +502,5 @@ func ExampleCopy_stripQualifiers() {
 	b := Copy(a, UnderlyingType)
 	// b has Volatile and Typedef removed.
 	fmt.Printf("%3v\n", b)
-	// Output: Pointer[target=Int[unsigned size=16]]
+	// Output: Pointer[target=Int[unsigned size=2]]
 }