diff --git a/tools/libinput-record.c b/tools/libinput-record.c
index 8021679c..16323ad2 100644
--- a/tools/libinput-record.c
+++ b/tools/libinput-record.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ indent_pop(struct record_context *ctx)
 /**
  * Indented dprintf, indentation is in the context
  */
+LIBINPUT_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(2, 3)
 static void
 iprintf(const struct record_context *ctx, const char *format, ...)
 {