diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index eb9443d5bae1..de74d7d93558 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ static void device_create_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(dev);
 }
 
+__printf(4, 0)
 static struct device *
 __cpu_device_create(struct device *parent, void *drvdata,
 		    const struct attribute_group **groups,