diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6f5e77a713..643aed7533 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1183,6 +1183,7 @@ add_to warn_flags -Wnested-externs
 add_to warn_flags -Wendif-labels
 add_to warn_flags -Wexpansion-to-defined
 add_to warn_flags -Wimplicit-fallthrough=2
+add_to warn_flags -Wmissing-format-attribute
 
 nowarn_flags=
 add_to nowarn_flags -Wno-initializer-overrides
diff --git a/tests/fp/meson.build b/tests/fp/meson.build
index 6258e2bd7d..312a4d301f 100644
--- a/tests/fp/meson.build
+++ b/tests/fp/meson.build
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ tfcflags = [
   '-Wno-missing-prototypes',
   '-Wno-return-type',
   '-Wno-unused-function',
+  '-Wno-missing-format-attribute',
   '-Wno-error',
 ]