1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 024b108dbbf6..21c6db173bcc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -14,17 +14,11 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#ifndef __attribute__
-#define __attribute__(x)
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /* General helper functions */
 void usage(const char *err) __noreturn;
-void die(const char *err, ...) __noreturn __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-int error(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-void warning(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
+void die(const char *err, ...) __noreturn __printf(1, 2);
+int error(const char *err, ...) __printf(1, 2);
+void warning(const char *err, ...) __printf(1, 2);
 
 void set_warning_routine(void (*routine)(const char *err, va_list params));