diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_types.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_types.h
index 259d238957..b0a7cf864c 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_types.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_types.h
@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@
 # endif
 
 # if __GNUC__ > 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 4)
-#  define EINA_PRINTF(fmt, arg) __attribute__((__format__ (__gnu_printf__, fmt, arg)))
+#  if __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 3)
+#   define EINA_PRINTF(fmt, arg) __attribute__((__format__ (__gnu_printf__, fmt, arg)))
+#  else
+#   define EINA_PRINTF(fmt, arg) __attribute__((__format__ (__printf__, fmt, arg)))
+#  endif
 #  define EINA_SCANF(fmt, arg)  __attribute__((__format__ (__scanf__, fmt, arg)))
 #  define EINA_FORMAT(fmt)      __attribute__((__format_arg__(fmt)))
 #  define EINA_CONST        __attribute__((__const__))