diff --git a/core/io/logger.h b/core/io/logger.h
index 0b871a13dec..ff5b8ce489b 100644
--- a/core/io/logger.h
+++ b/core/io/logger.h
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ public:
 		ERR_SHADER
 	};
 
-	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err) = 0;
+	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_0 = 0;
 	virtual void log_error(const char *p_function, const char *p_file, int p_line, const char *p_code, const char *p_rationale, ErrorType p_type = ERR_ERROR);
 
-	void logf(const char *p_format, ...);
-	void logf_error(const char *p_format, ...);
+	void logf(const char *p_format, ...) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_3;
+	void logf_error(const char *p_format, ...) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_3;
 
 	virtual ~Logger();
 };
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 class StdLogger : public Logger {
 
 public:
-	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err);
+	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_0;
 	virtual ~StdLogger();
 };
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class RotatedFileLogger : public Logger {
 public:
 	RotatedFileLogger(const String &p_base_path, int p_max_files = 10);
 
-	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err);
+	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_0;
 
 	virtual ~RotatedFileLogger();
 };
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class CompositeLogger : public Logger {
 public:
 	CompositeLogger(Vector<Logger *> p_loggers);
 
-	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err);
+	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_0;
 	virtual void log_error(const char *p_function, const char *p_file, int p_line, const char *p_code, const char *p_rationale, ErrorType p_type = ERR_ERROR);
 
 	void add_logger(Logger *p_logger);
diff --git a/core/os/os.h b/core/os/os.h
index f58d6079371..d6541034fdc 100644
--- a/core/os/os.h
+++ b/core/os/os.h
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ public:
 	static OS *get_singleton();
 
 	void print_error(const char *p_function, const char *p_file, int p_line, const char *p_code, const char *p_rationale, Logger::ErrorType p_type = Logger::ERR_ERROR);
-	void print(const char *p_format, ...);
-	void printerr(const char *p_format, ...);
+	void print(const char *p_format, ...) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_3;
+	void printerr(const char *p_format, ...) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_3;
 
 	virtual void alert(const String &p_alert, const String &p_title = "ALERT!") = 0;
 	virtual String get_stdin_string(bool p_block = true) = 0;
diff --git a/core/typedefs.h b/core/typedefs.h
index e01e1c00b91..966360d4f2b 100644
--- a/core/typedefs.h
+++ b/core/typedefs.h
@@ -307,4 +307,12 @@ struct _GlobalLock {
 #define unlikely(x) x
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#define _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_0 __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 0)))
+#define _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_3 __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
+#else
+#define _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_0
+#define _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_3
+#endif
+
 #endif // TYPEDEFS_H
diff --git a/drivers/unix/syslog_logger.h b/drivers/unix/syslog_logger.h
index 5cfe3964f64..49a34dacc31 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/syslog_logger.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/syslog_logger.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 class SyslogLogger : public Logger {
 public:
-	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err);
+	virtual void logv(const char *p_format, va_list p_list, bool p_err) _PRINTF_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE_2_0;
 	virtual void print_error(const char *p_function, const char *p_file, int p_line, const char *p_code, const char *p_rationale, ErrorType p_type);
 
 	virtual ~SyslogLogger();
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 2ad59fd3637..9b062d39515 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 		editor = false;
 #else
 		String error_msg = "Error: Could not load game data at path '" + project_path + "'. Is the .pck file missing?\n";
-		OS::get_singleton()->print(error_msg.ascii().get_data());
+		OS::get_singleton()->print("%s", error_msg.ascii().get_data());
 		OS::get_singleton()->alert(error_msg);
 
 		goto error;
diff --git a/main/tests/test_string.cpp b/main/tests/test_string.cpp
index edc4fb0c979..3465fd783e6 100644
--- a/main/tests/test_string.cpp
+++ b/main/tests/test_string.cpp
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ bool test_27() {
 			state = s.begins_with(sb) == tc[i].expected;
 		}
 		if (!state) {
-			OS::get_singleton()->print("\n\t Failure on:\n\t\tstring: ", tc[i].data, "\n\t\tbegin: ", tc[i].begin, "\n\t\texpected: ", tc[i].expected ? "true" : "false", "\n");
+			OS::get_singleton()->print("\n\t Failure on:\n\t\tstring: %s\n\t\tbegin: %s\n\t\texpected: %s\n", tc[i].data, tc[i].begin, tc[i].expected ? "true" : "false");
 			break;
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/modules/mono/editor/bindings_generator.cpp b/modules/mono/editor/bindings_generator.cpp
index cffccd5cb5f..890bea0d1d5 100644
--- a/modules/mono/editor/bindings_generator.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/editor/bindings_generator.cpp
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ Error BindingsGenerator::_generate_cs_type(const TypeInterface &itype, const Str
 	List<InternalCall> &custom_icalls = itype.api_type == ClassDB::API_EDITOR ? editor_custom_icalls : core_custom_icalls;
 
 	if (verbose_output)
-		OS::get_singleton()->print(String("Generating " + itype.proxy_name + ".cs...\n").utf8());
+		OS::get_singleton()->print("Generating %s.cs...\n", itype.proxy_name.utf8().get_data());
 
 	String ctor_method(ICALL_PREFIX + itype.proxy_name + "_Ctor"); // Used only for derived types
 
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ Error BindingsGenerator::generate_glue(const String &p_output_dir) {
 
 		List<InternalCall> &custom_icalls = itype.api_type == ClassDB::API_EDITOR ? editor_custom_icalls : core_custom_icalls;
 
-		OS::get_singleton()->print(String("Generating " + itype.name + "...\n").utf8());
+		OS::get_singleton()->print("Generating %s...\n", itype.name.utf8().get_data());
 
 		String ctor_method(ICALL_PREFIX + itype.proxy_name + "_Ctor"); // Used only for derived types
 
diff --git a/modules/mono/editor/script_class_parser.cpp b/modules/mono/editor/script_class_parser.cpp
index 53a043b6750..fcc58c22e80 100644
--- a/modules/mono/editor/script_class_parser.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/editor/script_class_parser.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ Error ScriptClassParser::parse(const String &p_code) {
 					if (full_name.length())
 						full_name += ".";
 					full_name += class_decl.name;
-					OS::get_singleton()->print(String("Ignoring generic class declaration: " + class_decl.name).utf8());
+					OS::get_singleton()->print("%s", String("Ignoring generic class declaration: " + class_decl.name).utf8().get_data());
 				}
 			}
 		} else if (tk == TK_IDENTIFIER && String(value) == "struct") {