diff --git a/frontends/ast/ast.cc b/frontends/ast/ast.cc
index 7c72a50d9..e79be953a 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/ast.cc
+++ b/frontends/ast/ast.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace AST {
 
 // instanciate global variables (private API)
 namespace AST_INTERNAL {
-	bool flag_dump_ast1, flag_dump_ast2, flag_dump_vlog, flag_dump_rtlil, flag_nolatches, flag_nomeminit;
+	bool flag_dump_ast1, flag_dump_ast2, flag_no_dump_ptr, flag_dump_vlog, flag_dump_rtlil, flag_nolatches, flag_nomeminit;
 	bool flag_nomem2reg, flag_mem2reg, flag_lib, flag_noopt, flag_icells, flag_autowire;
 	AstNode *current_ast, *current_ast_mod;
 	std::map<std::string, AstNode*> current_scope;
@@ -267,10 +267,12 @@ void AstNode::dumpAst(FILE *f, std::string indent) const
 	std::string type_name = type2str(type);
 	fprintf(f, "%s%s <%s:%d>", indent.c_str(), type_name.c_str(), filename.c_str(), linenum);
 
-	if (id2ast)
-		fprintf(f, " [%p -> %p]", this, id2ast);
-	else
-		fprintf(f, " [%p]", this);
+	if (!flag_no_dump_ptr) {
+		if (id2ast)
+			fprintf(f, " [%p -> %p]", this, id2ast);
+		else
+			fprintf(f, " [%p]", this);
+	}
 
 	if (!str.empty())
 		fprintf(f, " str='%s'", str.c_str());
@@ -1008,12 +1010,13 @@ static AstModule* process_module(AstNode *ast, bool defer)
 }
 
 // create AstModule instances for all modules in the AST tree and add them to 'design'
-void AST::process(RTLIL::Design *design, AstNode *ast, bool dump_ast1, bool dump_ast2, bool dump_vlog, bool dump_rtlil,
+void AST::process(RTLIL::Design *design, AstNode *ast, bool dump_ast1, bool dump_ast2, bool no_dump_ptr, bool dump_vlog, bool dump_rtlil,
 		bool nolatches, bool nomeminit, bool nomem2reg, bool mem2reg, bool lib, bool noopt, bool icells, bool nooverwrite, bool overwrite, bool defer, bool autowire)
 {
 	current_ast = ast;
 	flag_dump_ast1 = dump_ast1;
 	flag_dump_ast2 = dump_ast2;
+	flag_no_dump_ptr = no_dump_ptr;
 	flag_dump_vlog = dump_vlog;
 	flag_dump_rtlil = dump_rtlil;
 	flag_nolatches = nolatches;
diff --git a/frontends/ast/ast.h b/frontends/ast/ast.h
index d94199643..7e97bdb3b 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/ast.h
+++ b/frontends/ast/ast.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace AST
 	};
 
 	// process an AST tree (ast must point to an AST_DESIGN node) and generate RTLIL code
-	void process(RTLIL::Design *design, AstNode *ast, bool dump_ast1, bool dump_ast2, bool dump_vlog, bool dump_rtlil, bool nolatches, bool nomeminit,
+	void process(RTLIL::Design *design, AstNode *ast, bool dump_ast1, bool dump_ast2, bool no_dump_ptr, bool dump_vlog, bool dump_rtlil, bool nolatches, bool nomeminit,
 			bool nomem2reg, bool mem2reg, bool lib, bool noopt, bool icells, bool nooverwrite, bool overwrite, bool defer, bool autowire);
 
 	// parametric modules are supported directly by the AST library
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ namespace AST
 namespace AST_INTERNAL
 {
 	// internal state variables
-	extern bool flag_dump_ast1, flag_dump_ast2, flag_dump_rtlil, flag_nolatches, flag_nomeminit;
+	extern bool flag_dump_ast1, flag_dump_ast2, flag_no_dump_ptr, flag_dump_rtlil, flag_nolatches, flag_nomeminit;
 	extern bool flag_nomem2reg, flag_mem2reg, flag_lib, flag_noopt, flag_icells, flag_autowire;
 	extern AST::AstNode *current_ast, *current_ast_mod;
 	extern std::map<std::string, AST::AstNode*> current_scope;
diff --git a/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc b/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc
index 911e36112..8dcc7c5aa 100644
--- a/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc
+++ b/frontends/verilog/verilog_frontend.cc
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ struct VerilogFrontend : public Frontend {
 		log("    -dump_ast2\n");
 		log("        dump abstract syntax tree (after simplification)\n");
 		log("\n");
+		log("    -no_dump_ptr\n");
+		log("        do not include hex memory addresses in dump (easier to diff dumps)\n");
+		log("\n");
 		log("    -dump_vlog\n");
 		log("        dump ast as Verilog code (after simplification)\n");
 		log("\n");
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ struct VerilogFrontend : public Frontend {
 	{
 		bool flag_dump_ast1 = false;
 		bool flag_dump_ast2 = false;
+		bool flag_no_dump_ptr = false;
 		bool flag_dump_vlog = false;
 		bool flag_dump_rtlil = false;
 		bool flag_nolatches = false;
@@ -241,6 +245,10 @@ struct VerilogFrontend : public Frontend {
 				flag_dump_ast2 = true;
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (arg == "-no_dump_ptr") {
+				flag_no_dump_ptr = true;
+				continue;
+			}
 			if (arg == "-dump_vlog") {
 				flag_dump_vlog = true;
 				continue;
@@ -381,7 +389,7 @@ struct VerilogFrontend : public Frontend {
 		if (flag_nodpi)
 			error_on_dpi_function(current_ast);
 
-		AST::process(design, current_ast, flag_dump_ast1, flag_dump_ast2, flag_dump_vlog, flag_dump_rtlil, flag_nolatches, flag_nomeminit, flag_nomem2reg, flag_mem2reg, lib_mode, flag_noopt, flag_icells, flag_nooverwrite, flag_overwrite, flag_defer, default_nettype_wire);
+		AST::process(design, current_ast, flag_dump_ast1, flag_dump_ast2, flag_no_dump_ptr, flag_dump_vlog, flag_dump_rtlil, flag_nolatches, flag_nomeminit, flag_nomem2reg, flag_mem2reg, lib_mode, flag_noopt, flag_icells, flag_nooverwrite, flag_overwrite, flag_defer, default_nettype_wire);
 
 		if (!flag_nopp)
 			delete lexin;