diff --git a/include/nuttx/compiler.h b/include/nuttx/compiler.h
index f6779a7d0e..a42db0352c 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/compiler.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/compiler.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
 #  define printflike(a, b) __attribute__((__format__ (__printf__, a, b)))
 #  define sysloglike(a, b) __attribute__((__format__ (__syslog__, a, b)))
 #  define scanflike(a, b) __attribute__((__format__ (__scanf__, a, b)))
+#  define strftimelike(a) __attribute__((__format__ (__strftime__, a, 0)))
 
 /* GCC does not use storage classes to qualify addressing */
 
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@
 #  define printflike(a, b)
 #  define sysloglike(a, b)
 #  define scanflike(a, b)
+#  define strftimelike(a)
 
 /* The reentrant attribute informs SDCC that the function
  * must be reentrant.  In this case, SDCC will store input
@@ -504,6 +506,7 @@
 #  define printflike(a, b)
 #  define sysloglike(a, b)
 #  define scanflike(a, b)
+#  define strftimelike(a)
 
 /* REVISIT: */
 
@@ -607,6 +610,7 @@
 #  define printflike(a, b)
 #  define sysloglike(a, b)
 #  define scanflike(a, b)
+#  define strftimelike(a)
 
 #  define FAR
 #  define NEAR
@@ -665,6 +669,7 @@
 #  define printflike(a, b)
 #  define sysloglike(a, b)
 #  define scanflike(a, b)
+#  define strftimelike(a)
 
 #  define FAR
 #  define NEAR
diff --git a/include/time.h b/include/time.h
index d8c08d1795..7d0e0219b1 100644
--- a/include/time.h
+++ b/include/time.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ FAR struct tm *localtime(FAR const time_t *timep);
 FAR struct tm *localtime_r(FAR const time_t *timep, FAR struct tm *result);
 
 size_t strftime(FAR char *s, size_t max, FAR const char *format,
-                FAR const struct tm *tm);
+                FAR const struct tm *tm) strftimelike(3);
 
 FAR char *asctime(FAR const struct tm *tp);
 FAR char *asctime_r(FAR const struct tm *tp, FAR char *buf);