diff --git a/include/rtthread.h b/include/rtthread.h
index d18355c426..8f0f43f7cc 100644
--- a/include/rtthread.h
+++ b/include/rtthread.h
@@ -570,7 +570,12 @@ void rt_components_board_init(void);
 #define rt_kprintf(...)
 #define rt_kputs(str)
 #else
+#if defined(__ARMCC_VERSION) || defined(__GNUC__) || \
+    defined(__TI_COMPILER_VERSION__)
+int rt_kprintf(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
+#else
 int rt_kprintf(const char *fmt, ...);
+#endif
 void rt_kputs(const char *str);
 #endif