diff --git a/net/rds/ib.h b/net/rds/ib.h
index 046f7508c06b481bab849d73aa89be47f2e9a411..45ac8e8e58f412267e134bb5ae1fab2b59809c09 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.h
+++ b/net/rds/ib.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ void rds_ib_conn_path_shutdown(struct rds_conn_path *cp);
 void rds_ib_state_change(struct sock *sk);
 int rds_ib_listen_init(void);
 void rds_ib_listen_stop(void);
+__printf(2, 3)
 void __rds_ib_conn_error(struct rds_connection *conn, const char *, ...);
 int rds_ib_cm_handle_connect(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 			     struct rdma_cm_event *event);
diff --git a/net/rds/rds.h b/net/rds/rds.h
index b2d17f0fafa865f91aa42fc93625aa8ca69f891b..fd0bccb2f9f9d895ccc997fc0d21b6d9549e6c2b 100644
--- a/net/rds/rds.h
+++ b/net/rds/rds.h
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ void __rds_conn_error(struct rds_connection *conn, const char *, ...);
 #define rds_conn_error(conn, fmt...) \
 	__rds_conn_error(conn, KERN_WARNING "RDS: " fmt)
 
+__printf(2, 3)
 void __rds_conn_path_error(struct rds_conn_path *cp, const char *, ...);
 #define rds_conn_path_error(cp, fmt...) \
 	__rds_conn_path_error(cp, KERN_WARNING "RDS: " fmt)