diff --git a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
index 32ab51e..1c07aa8 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
+++ b/fs/hpfs/hpfs_fn.h
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@
 
 /* super.c */
 
-void hpfs_error(struct super_block *, char *, ...);
+void hpfs_error(struct super_block *, const char *, ...)
+	__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 int hpfs_stop_cycles(struct super_block *, int, int *, int *, char *);
 unsigned hpfs_count_one_bitmap(struct super_block *, secno);