diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index c016829a38fd..513b260bcff1 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ static void ata_eh_handle_port_resume(struct ata_port *ap)
 { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
-static void __ata_ehi_pushv_desc(struct ata_eh_info *ehi, const char *fmt,
-				 va_list args)
+static __printf(2, 0) void __ata_ehi_pushv_desc(struct ata_eh_info *ehi,
+				 const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	ehi->desc_len += vscnprintf(ehi->desc + ehi->desc_len,
 				     ATA_EH_DESC_LEN - ehi->desc_len,