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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 885e3b43d64a..e94626ca77cf 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3114,6 +3114,12 @@ sub process {
"__aligned(size) is preferred over __attribute__((aligned(size)))\n" . $herecurr);
}
+# Check for __attribute__ format(printf, prefer __printf
+ if ($line =~ /\b__attribute__\s*\(\s*\(\s*format\s*\(\s*printf/) {
+ WARN("PREFER_PRINTF",
+ "__printf(string-index, first-to-check) is preferred over __attribute__((format(printf, string-index, first-to-check)))\n" . $herecurr);
+ }
+
# check for sizeof(&)
if ($line =~ /\bsizeof\s*\(\s*\&/) {
WARN("SIZEOF_ADDRESS",