diff --git a/platforms/common/uORB/uORB.cpp b/platforms/common/uORB/uORB.cpp
index 61b59d84ee2..7853e1cfe08 100644
--- a/platforms/common/uORB/uORB.cpp
+++ b/platforms/common/uORB/uORB.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void orb_print_message_internal(const orb_metadata *meta, const void *data, bool
 				} else if (strstr(field_name, "flags") != nullptr) {
 					// bitfield
 					unsigned field_size = 0;
-					unsigned long value = 0;
+					uint64_t value = 0;
 
 					if (strcmp(c_type, "uint8_t") == 0) {
 						field_size = sizeof(uint8_t);
@@ -412,13 +412,24 @@ void orb_print_message_internal(const orb_metadata *meta, const void *data, bool
 					} else if (strcmp(c_type, "uint32_t") == 0) {
 						field_size = sizeof(uint32_t);
 						value = *(uint32_t *)(data_ptr + previous_data_offset);
+
+					} else if (strcmp(c_type, "uint64_t") == 0) {
+						field_size = sizeof(uint64_t);
+						value = *(uint64_t *)(data_ptr + previous_data_offset);
 					}
 
-					if (field_size > 0) {
+					if (field_size > 0 && value != 0) {
 						PX4_INFO_RAW(" (0b");
 
+						bool got_set_bit = false;
+
 						for (int i = (field_size * 8) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-							PX4_INFO_RAW("%lu%s", (value >> i) & 1, ((unsigned)i < (field_size * 8) - 1 && i % 4 == 0 && i > 0) ? "'" : "");
+							unsigned current_bit = (value >> i) & 1;
+							got_set_bit |= current_bit;
+
+							if (got_set_bit) {
+								PX4_INFO_RAW("%u%s", current_bit, ((unsigned)i < (field_size * 8) - 1 && i % 4 == 0 && i > 0) ? "'" : "");
+							}
 						}
 
 						PX4_INFO_RAW(")");