diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index 8f70dc181e23..c286813deaeb 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ struct bpf_verifier_env {
 	u32 subprog_cnt;
 };
 
-void bpf_verifier_vlog(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const char *fmt,
-		       va_list args);
+__printf(2, 0) void bpf_verifier_vlog(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
+				      const char *fmt, va_list args);
 __printf(2, 3) void bpf_verifier_log_write(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 					   const char *fmt, ...);