diff --git a/src/util/macros.h b/src/util/macros.h
index 98ce8bbf61d..6856e48cdfc 100644
--- a/src/util/macros.h
+++ b/src/util/macros.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef UTIL_MACROS_H
 #define UTIL_MACROS_H
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "c99_compat.h"
@@ -126,7 +127,11 @@ do {                       \
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FUNC_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT
-#define PRINTFLIKE(f, a) __attribute__ ((format(__printf__, f, a)))
+#if defined (__MINGW_PRINTF_FORMAT)
+# define PRINTFLIKE(f, a) __attribute__ ((format(__MINGW_PRINTF_FORMAT, f, a)))
+#else
+# define PRINTFLIKE(f, a) __attribute__ ((format(__printf__, f, a)))
+#endif
 #else
 #define PRINTFLIKE(f, a)
 #endif
diff --git a/src/util/u_debug.h b/src/util/u_debug.h
index fc06c582b0d..6318f39dd56 100644
--- a/src/util/u_debug.h
+++ b/src/util/u_debug.h
@@ -54,11 +54,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#define _util_printf_format(fmt, list) __attribute__ ((format (printf, fmt, list)))
-#else
-#define _util_printf_format(fmt, list)
-#endif
+#define _util_printf_format(fmt, list) PRINTFLIKE(fmt, list)
 
 void _debug_vprintf(const char *format, va_list ap);