diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 6b03012750da..32e793ca5e95 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1580,6 +1580,7 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     $prototype =~ s/__must_check +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__weak +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__sched +//;
+    $prototype =~ s/__printf\s*\(\s*\d*\s*,\s*\d*\s*\) +//;
     my $define = $prototype =~ s/^#\s*define\s+//; #ak added
     $prototype =~ s/__attribute__\s*\(\(
             (?: