diff --git a/test_conformance/printf/test_printf.h b/test_conformance/printf/test_printf.h
index 993a612635..519b9dd9b3 100644
--- a/test_conformance/printf/test_printf.h
+++ b/test_conformance/printf/test_printf.h
@@ -70,14 +70,15 @@ struct printDataGenParameters
 {
     std::vector<std::string> genericFormats;
     const char* dataRepresentation;
-    const char* vectorFormatFlag;
-    const char* vectorFormatSpecifier;
-    const char* dataType;
-    const char* vectorSize;
-    const char* addrSpaceArgumentTypeQualifier;
-    const char* addrSpaceVariableTypeQualifier;
-    const char* addrSpaceParameter;
-    const char* addrSpacePAdd;
+    const char* vectorFormatFlag = nullptr;
+    const char* vectorFormatSpecifier = nullptr;
+    const char* dataType = nullptr;
+    const char* vectorSize = nullptr;
+    const char* addrSpaceArgumentTypeQualifier = nullptr;
+    const char* addrSpaceVariableTypeQualifier = nullptr;
+    const char* addrSpaceParameter = nullptr;
+    const char* addrSpacePAdd = nullptr;
+    bool allowFallbackTest = false;
 };
 
 // Reference results - filled out at run-time
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ struct testCase
                     char*,
                     const size_t);                       //function pointer for generating reference results
     Type dataType;                                       //the data type that will be printed during reference result generation (used for setting rounding mode)
+    bool (*fallbackTestFN)(const char*,
+                           const char*) =
+        nullptr; // function pointer to perform fallback test if required
 };
 
 extern const char* strType[];
diff --git a/test_conformance/printf/util_printf.cpp b/test_conformance/printf/util_printf.cpp
index 83a21fbb8f..6ea42c3900 100644
--- a/test_conformance/printf/util_printf.cpp
+++ b/test_conformance/printf/util_printf.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ static void intRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters&, char*, const size_t);
 static void halfRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters&, char* rResult,
                            const size_t);
 static void floatRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters&, char* rResult, const size_t);
+static bool floatRefTest(const char* refResult, const char* analysisBuffer);
 static void doubleRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters&, char* rResult,
                              const size_t);
+static bool doubleRefTest(const char* refResult, const char* analysisBuffer);
+
 static void octalRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters&, char*, const size_t);
 static void unsignedRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters&, char*, const size_t);
 static void hexRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters&, char*, const size_t);
@@ -468,12 +471,12 @@ std::vector<printDataGenParameters> printFloatGenParameters = {
 
     // Double argument representing floating-point,in [-]xh.hhhhpAd style
 
-    { { "%.6a" }, "0.1f" },
+    { { "%.6a" }, "0.5f", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true },
 
     //(Minimum)Ten-wide,Double argument representing floating-point,in
     // xh.hhhhpAd style,default(right)-justified
 
-    { { "%10.2a" }, "9990.235f" },
+    { { "%10.2a" }, "1.5f", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true },
 
     //(Minimum)Ten-wide,two positions after the decimal,with
     // a blank space inserted before the value, default(right)-justified
@@ -502,8 +505,9 @@ testCase testCaseFloat = {
 
     floatRefBuilder,
 
-    kfloat
+    kfloat,
 
+    floatRefTest
 };
 
 //==============================================
@@ -673,12 +677,12 @@ std::vector<printDataGenParameters> printDoubleGenParameters = {
 
     // Double argument representing floating-point,in [-]xh.hhhhpAd style
 
-    { { "%.6a" }, "0.1" },
+    { { "%.6a" }, "0.5", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true },
 
     //(Minimum)Ten-wide,Double argument representing floating-point,in
     // xh.hhhhpAd style,default(right)-justified
 
-    { { "%10.2a" }, "9990.235" },
+    { { "%10.2a" }, "1.5", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true },
 };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------
@@ -697,8 +701,9 @@ testCase testCaseDouble = {
 
     doubleRefBuilder,
 
-    kdouble
+    kdouble,
 
+    doubleRefTest
 };
 
 //==============================================
@@ -1752,7 +1757,15 @@ size_t verifyOutputBuffer(char *analysisBuffer,testCase* pTestCase,size_t testId
         return !std::regex_match(analysisBuffer, nanRegex);
     }
 
-    return strcmp(analysisBuffer, pTestCase->_correctBuffer[testId].c_str());
+    size_t ret =
+        strcmp(analysisBuffer, pTestCase->_correctBuffer[testId].c_str());
+
+    if (ret != 0 && pTestCase->_genParameters[testId].allowFallbackTest
+        && pTestCase->fallbackTestFN)
+        if (pTestCase->fallbackTestFN(
+                analysisBuffer, pTestCase->_correctBuffer[testId].c_str()))
+            return 0;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static void intRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters& params, char* refResult, const size_t refSize)
@@ -1776,6 +1789,13 @@ static void floatRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters& params, char* refResult, con
              strtof(params.dataRepresentation, NULL));
 }
 
+static bool floatRefTest(const char* refResult, const char* analysisBuffer)
+{
+    float test = strtof(analysisBuffer, NULL);
+    float expected = strtof(refResult, NULL);
+    return test == expected;
+}
+
 static void doubleRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters& params, char* refResult,
                              const size_t refSize)
 {
@@ -1783,6 +1803,13 @@ static void doubleRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters& params, char* refResult,
              strtod(params.dataRepresentation, NULL));
 }
 
+static bool doubleRefTest(const char* refResult, const char* analysisBuffer)
+{
+    double test = strtod(analysisBuffer, NULL);
+    double expected = strtod(refResult, NULL);
+    return test == expected;
+}
+
 static void octalRefBuilder(printDataGenParameters& params, char* refResult, const size_t refSize)
 {
     const unsigned long int data = strtoul(params.dataRepresentation, NULL, 10);