diff --git a/flash.h b/flash.h
index a80a9c2..40a7f1a 100644
--- a/flash.h
+++ b/flash.h
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@
 /* Let gcc and clang check for correct printf-style format strings. */
 int print(enum flashrom_log_level level, const char *fmt, ...)
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
+#  ifndef __MINGW_PRINTF_FORMAT
+#    define __MINGW_PRINTF_FORMAT gnu_printf
+#  endif
 __attribute__((format(__MINGW_PRINTF_FORMAT, 2, 3)));
 #else
 __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)));