diff --git a/include/stdio.h b/include/stdio.h
index 5608cc20df0..922dde8ee92 100644
--- a/include/stdio.h
+++ b/include/stdio.h
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ int    fgetc(FAR FILE *stream);
 int    fgetpos(FAR FILE *stream, FAR fpos_t *pos);
 FAR char *fgets(FAR char *s, int n, FAR FILE *stream);
 FAR FILE *fopen(FAR const char *path, FAR const char *type);
-int    fprintf(FAR FILE *stream, FAR const IPTR char *format, ...);
+int    fprintf(FAR FILE *stream, FAR const IPTR char *format, ...)
+       printflike(2, 3);
 int    fputc(int c, FAR FILE *stream);
 int    fputs(FAR const IPTR char *s, FAR FILE *stream);
 size_t fread(FAR void *ptr, size_t size, size_t n_items, FAR FILE *stream);
@@ -174,27 +175,31 @@ int    ungetc(int c, FAR FILE *stream);
  */
 
 void   perror(FAR const char *s);
-int    printf(FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...);
+int    printf(FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...) printflike(1, 2);
 int    putc(int c, FAR FILE *stream);
 int    putchar(int c);
 int    puts(FAR const IPTR char *s);
 int    rename(FAR const char *oldpath, FAR const char *newpath);
-int    sprintf(FAR char *buf, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...);
-int    asprintf(FAR char **ptr, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...);
+int    sprintf(FAR char *buf, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...)
+       printflike(2, 3);
+int    asprintf(FAR char **ptr, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...)
+       printflike(2, 3);
 int    snprintf(FAR char *buf, size_t size,
-         FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...);
+         FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...) printflike(3, 4);
 int    sscanf(FAR const char *buf, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...);
 
 int    scanf(FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...);
-int    vasprintf(FAR char **ptr, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
+int    vasprintf(FAR char **ptr, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap)
+       printflike(2, 0);
 int    vfprintf(FAR FILE *stream, FAR const IPTR char *fmt,
-         va_list ap);
+         va_list ap) printflike(2, 0);
 int    vfscanf(FAR FILE *stream, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
-int    vprintf(FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
+int    vprintf(FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap) printflike(1, 0);
 int    vscanf(FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
 int    vsnprintf(FAR char *buf, size_t size, FAR const IPTR char *fmt,
-         va_list ap);
-int    vsprintf(FAR char *buf, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
+         va_list ap) printflike(3, 0);
+int    vsprintf(FAR char *buf, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap)
+       printflike(2, 0);
 int    vsscanf(FAR const char *buf, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
 
 /* Operations on file descriptors including:
@@ -205,8 +210,9 @@ int    vsscanf(FAR const char *buf, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
  */
 
 FAR FILE *fdopen(int fd, FAR const char *type);
-int    dprintf(int fd, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...);
-int    vdprintf(int fd, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap);
+int    dprintf(int fd, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...) printflike(2, 3);
+int    vdprintf(int fd, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap)
+       printflike(2, 0);
 
 /* Operations on paths */