diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
index a7da279aa3ef..7b756000a1a6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
@@ -1713,6 +1713,7 @@ static int cxl_mock_mem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct cxl_mockmem_data *mdata;
 	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_dpa_info range_info = { 0 };
+	u64 serial;
 	int rc;
 
 	/* Increase async probe race window */
@@ -1739,7 +1740,19 @@ static int cxl_mock_mem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	mds = cxl_memdev_state_create(dev, pdev->id + 1, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Mock serials have historically been derived from pdev->id and stayed
+	 * single-digit, so they never exercised either decimal-vs-hex key
+	 * lookup or unsigned formatting. Give one mock device a full-width
+	 * serial with bit 63 set, matching real hardware such as Montage CXL
+	 * devices. pdev->id 7 is unused by the auto-region topology.
+	 */
+	if (pdev->id == 7)
+		serial = 0x8a34567890abcdef;
+	else
+		serial = pdev->id + 1;
+
+	mds = cxl_memdev_state_create(dev, serial, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(mds))
 		return PTR_ERR(mds);