diff --git a/backends/verilog/verilog_backend.cc b/backends/verilog/verilog_backend.cc
index 573fa6d5b..ca119427f 100644
--- a/backends/verilog/verilog_backend.cc
+++ b/backends/verilog/verilog_backend.cc
@@ -1006,6 +1006,41 @@ void dump_cell_expr_binop(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Cell *cell
 	f << stringf(";\n");
 }
 
+void dump_cell_expr_print(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Cell *cell)
+{
+	Fmt fmt = {};
+	fmt.parse_rtlil(cell);
+	std::vector<VerilogFmtArg> args = fmt.emit_verilog();
+
+	f << stringf("%s" "$write(", indent.c_str());
+	bool first = true;
+	for (auto &arg : args) {
+		if (first) {
+			first = false;
+		} else {
+			f << ", ";
+		}
+		switch (arg.type) {
+			case VerilogFmtArg::STRING:
+				dump_const(f, RTLIL::Const(arg.str));
+				break;
+			case VerilogFmtArg::INTEGER:
+				f << (arg.signed_ ? "$signed(" : "$unsigned(");
+				dump_sigspec(f, arg.sig);
+				f << ")";
+				break;
+			case VerilogFmtArg::TIME:
+				if (arg.realtime)
+					f << "$realtime";
+				else
+					f << "$time";
+				break;
+			default: log_abort();
+		}
+	}
+	f << stringf(");\n");
+}
+
 bool dump_cell_expr(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Cell *cell)
 {
 	if (cell->type == ID($_NOT_)) {
@@ -1756,58 +1791,17 @@ bool dump_cell_expr(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Cell *cell)
 
 	if (cell->type == ID($print))
 	{
-		Fmt fmt = {};
-		fmt.parse_rtlil(cell);
-		std::vector<VerilogFmtArg> args = fmt.emit_verilog();
+		// Sync $print cells are accumulated and handled in dump_module.
+		if (cell->getParam(ID::TRG_ENABLE).as_bool())
+			return true;
 
-		if (cell->getParam(ID::TRG_ENABLE).as_bool()) {
-			f << stringf("%s" "always @(", indent.c_str());
-			for (size_t i = 0; i < (size_t)cell->getParam(ID::TRG_WIDTH).as_int(); i++) {
-				if (i != 0)
-					f << " or ";
-				if (cell->getParam(ID::TRG_POLARITY)[i])
-					f << "posedge ";
-				else
-					f << "negedge ";
-				dump_sigspec(f, cell->getPort(ID::TRG)[i]);
-			}
-			f << ")\n";
-		} else {
-			f << stringf("%s" "always @*\n", indent.c_str());
-		}
+		f << stringf("%s" "always @*\n", indent.c_str());
 
 		f << stringf("%s" "  if (", indent.c_str());
 		dump_sigspec(f, cell->getPort(ID::EN));
 		f << stringf(")\n");
 
-		f << stringf("%s" "    $write(", indent.c_str());
-		bool first = true;
-		for (auto &arg : args) {
-			if (first) {
-				first = false;
-			} else {
-				f << ", ";
-			}
-			switch (arg.type) {
-				case VerilogFmtArg::STRING:
-					dump_const(f, RTLIL::Const(arg.str));
-					break;
-				case VerilogFmtArg::INTEGER:
-					f << (arg.signed_ ? "$signed(" : "$unsigned(");
-					dump_sigspec(f, arg.sig);
-					f << ")";
-					break;
-				case VerilogFmtArg::TIME:
-					if (arg.realtime)
-						f << "$realtime";
-					else
-						f << "$time";
-					break;
-				default: log_abort();
-			}
-		}
-		f << stringf(");\n");
-
+		dump_cell_expr_print(f, indent + "    ", cell);
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -1899,6 +1893,34 @@ void dump_cell(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Cell *cell)
 	}
 }
 
+void dump_sync_print(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, const RTLIL::SigSpec &trg, const RTLIL::Const &polarity, std::vector<RTLIL::Cell*> &cells)
+{
+	f << stringf("%s" "always @(", indent.c_str());
+	for (int i = 0; i < trg.size(); i++) {
+		if (i != 0)
+			f << " or ";
+		if (polarity[i])
+			f << "posedge ";
+		else
+			f << "negedge ";
+		dump_sigspec(f, trg[i]);
+	}
+	f << ") begin\n";
+
+	std::sort(cells.begin(), cells.end(), [](const RTLIL::Cell *a, const RTLIL::Cell *b) {
+		return a->getParam(ID::PRIORITY).as_int() > b->getParam(ID::PRIORITY).as_int();
+	});
+	for (auto cell : cells) {
+		f << stringf("%s" "  if (", indent.c_str());
+		dump_sigspec(f, cell->getPort(ID::EN));
+		f << stringf(")\n");
+
+		dump_cell_expr_print(f, indent + "    ", cell);
+	}
+
+	f << stringf("%s" "end\n", indent.c_str());
+}
+
 void dump_conn(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, const RTLIL::SigSpec &left, const RTLIL::SigSpec &right)
 {
 	if (simple_lhs) {
@@ -2080,6 +2102,8 @@ void dump_process(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Process *proc, boo
 
 void dump_module(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Module *module)
 {
+	std::map<std::pair<RTLIL::SigSpec, RTLIL::Const>, std::vector<RTLIL::Cell*>> sync_print_cells;
+
 	reg_wires.clear();
 	reset_auto_counter(module);
 	active_module = module;
@@ -2110,6 +2134,11 @@ void dump_module(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Module *module)
 		std::set<std::pair<RTLIL::Wire*,int>> reg_bits;
 		for (auto cell : module->cells())
 		{
+			if (cell->type == ID($print) && cell->getParam(ID::TRG_ENABLE).as_bool()) {
+				sync_print_cells[make_pair(cell->getPort(ID::TRG), cell->getParam(ID::TRG_POLARITY))].push_back(cell);
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (!RTLIL::builtin_ff_cell_types().count(cell->type) || !cell->hasPort(ID::Q) || cell->type.in(ID($ff), ID($_FF_)))
 				continue;
 
@@ -2165,6 +2194,9 @@ void dump_module(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, RTLIL::Module *module)
 	for (auto cell : module->cells())
 		dump_cell(f, indent + "  ", cell);
 
+	for (auto &it : sync_print_cells)
+		dump_sync_print(f, indent + "  ", it.first.first, it.first.second, it.second);
+
 	for (auto it = module->processes.begin(); it != module->processes.end(); ++it)
 		dump_process(f, indent + "  ", it->second);
 
diff --git a/tests/fmt/always_full.v b/tests/fmt/always_full.v
index d573bed31..4d3df7a61 100644
--- a/tests/fmt/always_full.v
+++ b/tests/fmt/always_full.v
@@ -1,243 +1,235 @@
-module always_full(input clk, output reg fin);
-
-	reg [7:0] counter = 0;
+module always_full(input clk);
 
 	always @(posedge clk) begin
 
-		counter <= counter + 1;
+		$display("==> small unsigned %%d");
+		$display(":%d:",      16'haa);
+		$display(":%-d:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%+d:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%+-d:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%0d:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%-0d:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%+0d:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%+-0d:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%20d:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%-20d:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%+20d:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%+-20d:",  16'haa);
+		$display(":%020d:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%-020d:",  16'haa);
+		$display(":%+020d:",  16'haa);
+		$display(":%+-020d:", 16'haa);
 
-		if (counter == 0) fin <= 0;
+		$display("==> big unsigned %%d");
+		$display(":%d:",      16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-d:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+d:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+-d:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%0d:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-0d:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+0d:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+-0d:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%20d:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-20d:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+20d:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+-20d:",  16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%020d:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-020d:",  16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+020d:",  16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%+-020d:", 16'haaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 2) $display("==> small unsigned %%d");
-		if (counter == 3) $display(":%d:",      16'haa);
-		if (counter == 4) $display(":%-d:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 5) $display(":%+d:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 6) $display(":%+-d:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 7) $display(":%0d:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 8) $display(":%-0d:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 9) $display(":%+0d:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 10) $display(":%+-0d:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 11) $display(":%20d:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 12) $display(":%-20d:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 13) $display(":%+20d:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 14) $display(":%+-20d:",  16'haa);
-		if (counter == 15) $display(":%020d:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 16) $display(":%-020d:",  16'haa);
-		if (counter == 17) $display(":%+020d:",  16'haa);
-		if (counter == 18) $display(":%+-020d:", 16'haa);
+		$display("==> small signed %%d");
+		$display(":%d:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-d:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+d:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+-d:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%0d:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-0d:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+0d:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+-0d:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%20d:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-20d:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+20d:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+-20d:",  16'shaa);
+		$display(":%020d:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-020d:",  16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+020d:",  16'shaa);
+		$display(":%+-020d:", 16'shaa);
 
-		if (counter == 19) $display("==> big unsigned %%d");
-		if (counter == 20) $display(":%d:",      16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 21) $display(":%-d:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 22) $display(":%+d:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 23) $display(":%+-d:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 24) $display(":%0d:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 25) $display(":%-0d:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 26) $display(":%+0d:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 27) $display(":%+-0d:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 28) $display(":%20d:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 29) $display(":%-20d:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 30) $display(":%+20d:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 31) $display(":%+-20d:",  16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 32) $display(":%020d:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 33) $display(":%-020d:",  16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 34) $display(":%+020d:",  16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 35) $display(":%+-020d:", 16'haaaa);
+		$display("==> big signed %%d");
+		$display(":%d:",      16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-d:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+d:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+-d:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%0d:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-0d:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+0d:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+-0d:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%20d:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-20d:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+20d:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+-20d:",  16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%020d:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-020d:",  16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+020d:",  16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%+-020d:", 16'shaaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 36) $display("==> small signed %%d");
-		if (counter == 37) $display(":%d:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 38) $display(":%-d:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 39) $display(":%+d:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 40) $display(":%+-d:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 41) $display(":%0d:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 42) $display(":%-0d:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 43) $display(":%+0d:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 44) $display(":%+-0d:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 45) $display(":%20d:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 46) $display(":%-20d:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 47) $display(":%+20d:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 48) $display(":%+-20d:",  16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 49) $display(":%020d:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 50) $display(":%-020d:",  16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 51) $display(":%+020d:",  16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 52) $display(":%+-020d:", 16'shaa);
+		$display("==> small unsigned %%h");
+		$display(":%h:",      16'haa);
+		$display(":%-h:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%0h:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%-0h:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%20h:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%-20h:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%020h:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%-020h:",  16'haa);
 
-		if (counter == 53) $display("==> big signed %%d");
-		if (counter == 54) $display(":%d:",      16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 55) $display(":%-d:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 56) $display(":%+d:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 57) $display(":%+-d:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 58) $display(":%0d:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 59) $display(":%-0d:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 60) $display(":%+0d:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 61) $display(":%+-0d:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 62) $display(":%20d:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 63) $display(":%-20d:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 64) $display(":%+20d:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 65) $display(":%+-20d:",  16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 66) $display(":%020d:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 67) $display(":%-020d:",  16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 68) $display(":%+020d:",  16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 69) $display(":%+-020d:", 16'shaaaa);
+		$display("==> big unsigned %%h");
+		$display(":%h:",      16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-h:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%0h:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-0h:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%20h:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-20h:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%020h:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-020h:",  16'haaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 70) $display("==> small unsigned %%h");
-		if (counter == 71) $display(":%h:",      16'haa);
-		if (counter == 72) $display(":%-h:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 73) $display(":%0h:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 74) $display(":%-0h:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 75) $display(":%20h:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 76) $display(":%-20h:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 77) $display(":%020h:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 78) $display(":%-020h:",  16'haa);
+		$display("==> small signed %%h");
+		$display(":%h:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-h:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%0h:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-0h:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%20h:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-20h:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%020h:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-020h:",  16'shaa);
 
-		if (counter == 79) $display("==> big unsigned %%h");
-		if (counter == 80) $display(":%h:",      16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 81) $display(":%-h:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 82) $display(":%0h:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 83) $display(":%-0h:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 84) $display(":%20h:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 85) $display(":%-20h:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 86) $display(":%020h:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 87) $display(":%-020h:",  16'haaaa);
+		$display("==> big signed %%h");
+		$display(":%h:",      16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-h:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%0h:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-0h:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%20h:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-20h:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%020h:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-020h:",  16'shaaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 88) $display("==> small signed %%h");
-		if (counter == 89) $display(":%h:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 90) $display(":%-h:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 91) $display(":%0h:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 92) $display(":%-0h:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 93) $display(":%20h:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 94) $display(":%-20h:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 95) $display(":%020h:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 96) $display(":%-020h:",  16'shaa);
+		$display("==> small unsigned %%o");
+		$display(":%o:",      16'haa);
+		$display(":%-o:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%0o:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%-0o:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%20o:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%-20o:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%020o:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%-020o:",  16'haa);
 
-		if (counter == 97) $display("==> big signed %%h");
-		if (counter == 98) $display(":%h:",      16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 99) $display(":%-h:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 100) $display(":%0h:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 101) $display(":%-0h:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 102) $display(":%20h:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 103) $display(":%-20h:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 104) $display(":%020h:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 105) $display(":%-020h:",  16'shaaaa);
+		$display("==> big unsigned %%o");
+		$display(":%o:",      16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-o:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%0o:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-0o:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%20o:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-20o:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%020o:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-020o:",  16'haaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 106) $display("==> small unsigned %%o");
-		if (counter == 107) $display(":%o:",      16'haa);
-		if (counter == 108) $display(":%-o:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 109) $display(":%0o:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 110) $display(":%-0o:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 111) $display(":%20o:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 112) $display(":%-20o:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 113) $display(":%020o:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 114) $display(":%-020o:",  16'haa);
+		$display("==> small signed %%o");
+		$display(":%o:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-o:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%0o:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-0o:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%20o:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-20o:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%020o:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-020o:",  16'shaa);
 
-		if (counter == 115) $display("==> big unsigned %%o");
-		if (counter == 116) $display(":%o:",      16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 117) $display(":%-o:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 118) $display(":%0o:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 119) $display(":%-0o:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 120) $display(":%20o:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 121) $display(":%-20o:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 122) $display(":%020o:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 123) $display(":%-020o:",  16'haaaa);
+		$display("==> big signed %%o");
+		$display(":%o:",      16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-o:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%0o:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-0o:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%20o:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-20o:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%020o:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-020o:",  16'shaaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 124) $display("==> small signed %%o");
-		if (counter == 125) $display(":%o:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 126) $display(":%-o:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 127) $display(":%0o:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 128) $display(":%-0o:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 129) $display(":%20o:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 130) $display(":%-20o:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 131) $display(":%020o:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 132) $display(":%-020o:",  16'shaa);
+		$display("==> small unsigned %%b");
+		$display(":%b:",      16'haa);
+		$display(":%-b:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%0b:",     16'haa);
+		$display(":%-0b:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%20b:",    16'haa);
+		$display(":%-20b:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%020b:",   16'haa);
+		$display(":%-020b:",  16'haa);
 
-		if (counter == 133) $display("==> big signed %%o");
-		if (counter == 134) $display(":%o:",      16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 135) $display(":%-o:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 136) $display(":%0o:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 137) $display(":%-0o:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 138) $display(":%20o:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 139) $display(":%-20o:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 140) $display(":%020o:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 141) $display(":%-020o:",  16'shaaaa);
+		$display("==> big unsigned %%b");
+		$display(":%b:",      16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-b:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%0b:",     16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-0b:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%20b:",    16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-20b:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%020b:",   16'haaaa);
+		$display(":%-020b:",  16'haaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 142) $display("==> small unsigned %%b");
-		if (counter == 143) $display(":%b:",      16'haa);
-		if (counter == 144) $display(":%-b:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 145) $display(":%0b:",     16'haa);
-		if (counter == 146) $display(":%-0b:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 147) $display(":%20b:",    16'haa);
-		if (counter == 148) $display(":%-20b:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 149) $display(":%020b:",   16'haa);
-		if (counter == 150) $display(":%-020b:",  16'haa);
+		$display("==> small signed %%b");
+		$display(":%b:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-b:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%0b:",     16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-0b:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%20b:",    16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-20b:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%020b:",   16'shaa);
+		$display(":%-020b:",  16'shaa);
 
-		if (counter == 151) $display("==> big unsigned %%b");
-		if (counter == 152) $display(":%b:",      16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 153) $display(":%-b:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 154) $display(":%0b:",     16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 155) $display(":%-0b:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 156) $display(":%20b:",    16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 157) $display(":%-20b:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 158) $display(":%020b:",   16'haaaa);
-		if (counter == 159) $display(":%-020b:",  16'haaaa);
+		$display("==> big signed %%b");
+		$display(":%b:",      16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-b:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%0b:",     16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-0b:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%20b:",    16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-20b:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%020b:",   16'shaaaa);
+		$display(":%-020b:",  16'shaaaa);
 
-		if (counter == 160) $display("==> small signed %%b");
-		if (counter == 161) $display(":%b:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 162) $display(":%-b:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 163) $display(":%0b:",     16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 164) $display(":%-0b:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 165) $display(":%20b:",    16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 166) $display(":%-20b:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 167) $display(":%020b:",   16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 168) $display(":%-020b:",  16'shaa);
+		$display("==> time %%t");
+		$display(":%t:",      $time);
+		$display(":%-t:",     $time);
+		$display(":%0t:",     $time);
+		$display(":%-0t:",    $time);
+		$display(":%10t:",    $time);
+		$display(":%-10t:",   $time);
+		$display(":%015t:",   $time);
+		$display(":%-015t:",  $time);
 
-		if (counter == 169) $display("==> big signed %%b");
-		if (counter == 170) $display(":%b:",      16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 171) $display(":%-b:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 172) $display(":%0b:",     16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 173) $display(":%-0b:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 174) $display(":%20b:",    16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 175) $display(":%-20b:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 176) $display(":%020b:",   16'shaaaa);
-		if (counter == 177) $display(":%-020b:",  16'shaaaa);
+		$display("===> %%s");
+		$display(":%10s:", "foo");
+		$display(":%010s:", "foo");
+		$display(":%-10s:", "foo");
+		$display(":%-010s:", "foo");
 
-		if (counter == 178) $display("==> time %%t");
-		if (counter == 179) $display(":%t:",      $time);
-		if (counter == 180) $display(":%-t:",     $time);
-		if (counter == 181) $display(":%0t:",     $time);
-		if (counter == 182) $display(":%-0t:",    $time);
-		if (counter == 183) $display(":%10t:",    $time);
-		if (counter == 184) $display(":%-10t:",   $time);
-		if (counter == 185) $display(":%015t:",   $time);
-		if (counter == 186) $display(":%-015t:",  $time);
+		$display("===> %%c");
+		$display(":%10c:", "foo");
+		$display(":%010c:", "foo");
+		$display(":%-10c:", "foo");
+		$display(":%-010c:", "foo");
 
-		if (counter == 187) $display("===> %%s");
-		if (counter == 188) $display(":%10s:", "foo");
-		if (counter == 189) $display(":%010s:", "foo");
-		if (counter == 190) $display(":%-10s:", "foo");
-		if (counter == 191) $display(":%-010s:", "foo");
+		$display("==> aliases");
+		$display(":%x:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%X:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%H:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%O:",      16'shaa);
+		$display(":%B:",      16'shaa);
 
-		if (counter == 192) $display("===> %%c");
-		if (counter == 193) $display(":%10c:", "foo");
-		if (counter == 194) $display(":%010c:", "foo");
-		if (counter == 195) $display(":%-10c:", "foo");
-		if (counter == 196) $display(":%-010c:", "foo");
+		$display("==> default base");
+		$displayh(16'haa);
+		$displayo(16'haa);
+		$displayb(16'haa);
 
-		if (counter == 197) $display("==> aliases");
-		if (counter == 198) $display(":%x:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 199) $display(":%X:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 200) $display(":%H:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 201) $display(":%O:",      16'shaa);
-		if (counter == 202) $display(":%B:",      16'shaa);
-
-		if (counter == 203) $display("==> default base");
-		if (counter == 204) $displayh(16'haa);
-		if (counter == 205) $displayo(16'haa);
-		if (counter == 206) $displayb(16'haa);
-
-		if (counter == 207) $display("==> write/format");
-		if (counter == 208) $display("%d", 1, "%d", 1);
-
-		if (counter == 209) fin <= 1;
+		$display("==> write/format");
+		$display("%d", 1, "%d", 1);
 
 	end
 
diff --git a/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.cc b/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.cc
index 8bf1022d3..bd98020de 100644
--- a/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.cc
+++ b/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.cc
@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@
 int main()
 {
 	cxxrtl_design::p_always__full uut;
-
-	while (true) {
-		uut.p_clk.set(!uut.p_clk);
-		uut.step();
-
-		if (uut.p_fin.get<bool>())
-			return 0;
-	}
+	uut.p_clk.set(!uut.p_clk);
+	uut.step();
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.v b/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.v
index 1edd35b67..0c2599cc2 100644
--- a/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.v
+++ b/tests/fmt/always_full_tb.v
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 module always_full_tb;
 
     reg clk = 0;
-    wire fin;
 
-    always_full uut (.clk(clk), .fin(fin));
+    always_full uut (.clk(clk));
 
     always begin
         #1 clk <= ~clk;
-
-        if (fin) $finish;
+        #1 $finish;
     end
 
 endmodule
diff --git a/tests/fmt/run-test.sh b/tests/fmt/run-test.sh
index 44759dbc1..ba5aea9f6 100644
--- a/tests/fmt/run-test.sh
+++ b/tests/fmt/run-test.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ test_cxxrtl () {
 test_cxxrtl always_full
 test_cxxrtl always_comb
 
+# Ensure Verilog backend preserves behaviour of always block with multiple $displays.
+../../yosys -p "read_verilog always_full.v; prep; clean" -o yosys-always_full-1.v
+iverilog -o iverilog-always_full-1 yosys-always_full-1.v always_full_tb.v
+./iverilog-always_full-1 |grep -v '\$finish called' >iverilog-always_full-1.log
+diff iverilog-always_full.log iverilog-always_full-1.log
+
 ../../yosys -p "read_verilog display_lm.v" >yosys-display_lm.log
 ../../yosys -p "read_verilog display_lm.v; write_cxxrtl yosys-display_lm.cc"
 ${CC:-gcc} -std=c++11 -o yosys-display_lm_cc -I../.. display_lm_tb.cc -lstdc++