diff --git a/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc b/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc
index cf01b3ecc8e..b145acc82bd 100644
--- a/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc
+++ b/storage/myisam/ha_myisam.cc
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static void mi_check_print(HA_CHECK *param, const LEX_CSTRING* msg_type,
 
 // collect errors printed by mi_check routines
 
+ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT(printf, 3, 0)
 static void mi_check_print_msg(HA_CHECK *param,	const LEX_CSTRING *msg_type,
 			       const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
diff --git a/storage/myisam/myisamdef.h b/storage/myisam/myisamdef.h
index 1fb420aaf98..34df0a83d2c 100644
--- a/storage/myisam/myisamdef.h
+++ b/storage/myisam/myisamdef.h
@@ -754,9 +754,12 @@ static inline check_result_t mi_check_index_tuple(MI_INFO *info, uint keynr,
 
     /* Functions needed by mi_check */
 int killed_ptr(HA_CHECK *param);
-void mi_check_print_error(HA_CHECK *param, const char *fmt, ...);
-void mi_check_print_warning(HA_CHECK *param, const char *fmt, ...);
-void mi_check_print_info(HA_CHECK *param, const char *fmt, ...);
+void mi_check_print_error(HA_CHECK *param, const char *fmt, ...)
+  ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT(printf, 2, 3);
+void mi_check_print_warning(HA_CHECK *param, const char *fmt, ...)
+  ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT(printf, 2, 3);
+void mi_check_print_info(HA_CHECK *param, const char *fmt, ...)
+  ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT(printf, 2, 3);
 pthread_handler_t thr_find_all_keys(void *arg);
 extern void mi_set_index_cond_func(MI_INFO *info, index_cond_func_t check_func,
                                    void *func_arg);