diff --git a/ansi-tests/print-level.lsp b/ansi-tests/print-level.lsp
index 2656b185982568e29fa0cf81ec1b360b2d637c92..04f9e6bf13244839adb4b8d5615cf7d97696cba1 100644
--- a/ansi-tests/print-level.lsp
+++ b/ansi-tests/print-level.lsp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
       (write-to-string s :level 0   :readably nil)
       (write-to-string s :level 1   :readably nil)
       (write-to-string s :level nil :readably nil))))
-  "#S(PRINT-LEVEL-STRUCT)"
+  ;; sds: consistency with PRINT-LEVEL.3 requires "#" as the 1st value
+  "#"
   "#S(PRINT-LEVEL-STRUCT)"
   "#S(PRINT-LEVEL-STRUCT)")
 
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@
       (write-to-string s :level 0   :readably nil)
       (write-to-string s :level 1   :readably nil)
       (write-to-string s :level nil :readably nil))))
-  "#S(PRINT-LEVEL-STRUCT)"
+  ;; sds: consistency with PRINT-LEVEL.3 requires "#" as the 1st value
+  "#"
   "#S(PRINT-LEVEL-STRUCT)"
   "#S(PRINT-LEVEL-STRUCT)")