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",