diff --git a/crypto/test/file_test.h b/crypto/test/file_test.h
index 24651ab85..8fb7ed22b 100644
--- a/crypto/test/file_test.h
+++ b/crypto/test/file_test.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #ifndef OPENSSL_HEADER_CRYPTO_TEST_FILE_TEST_H
 #define OPENSSL_HEADER_CRYPTO_TEST_FILE_TEST_H
 
+#include <openssl/base.h>
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -88,11 +90,7 @@ class FileTest {
 
   // PrintLine is a variant of printf which prepends the line number and appends
   // a trailing newline.
-  void PrintLine(const char *format, ...)
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-      __attribute__((__format__(__printf__, 2, 3)))
-#endif
-  ;
+  void PrintLine(const char *format, ...) OPENSSL_PRINTF_FORMAT_FUNC(2, 3);
 
   unsigned start_line() const { return start_line_; }
 
diff --git a/include/openssl/base.h b/include/openssl/base.h
index 47b3ccb99..65ab3f776 100644
--- a/include/openssl/base.h
+++ b/include/openssl/base.h
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #endif  /* defined(BORINGSSL_SHARED_LIBRARY) */
 
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#define OPENSSL_PRINTF_FORMAT_FUNC(string_index, first_to_check) \
+        __attribute__((format(printf, string_index, first_to_check)))
+#else
+#define OPENSSL_PRINTF_FORMAT_FUNC(string_index, first_to_check)
+#endif
+
+
 /* CRYPTO_THREADID is a dummy value. */
 typedef int CRYPTO_THREADID;
 
diff --git a/include/openssl/bio.h b/include/openssl/bio.h
index c88a3e187..0c8bfe405 100644
--- a/include/openssl/bio.h
+++ b/include/openssl/bio.h
@@ -312,14 +312,8 @@ OPENSSL_EXPORT void BIO_copy_next_retry(BIO *bio);
  *
  * These functions are versions of printf functions that output to a BIO rather
  * than a FILE. */
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#define __bio_h__attr__ __attribute__
-#else
-#define __bio_h__attr__(x)
-#endif
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int BIO_printf(BIO *bio, const char *format, ...)
-    __bio_h__attr__((__format__(__printf__, 2, 3)));
-#undef __bio_h__attr__
+    OPENSSL_PRINTF_FORMAT_FUNC(2, 3);
 
 
 /* Utility functions. */
diff --git a/include/openssl/mem.h b/include/openssl/mem.h
index c8e2b3ef0..46d75d12b 100644
--- a/include/openssl/mem.h
+++ b/include/openssl/mem.h
@@ -119,18 +119,12 @@ OPENSSL_EXPORT int OPENSSL_strncasecmp(const char *a, const char *b, size_t n);
  * These functions are either OpenSSL wrappers for standard functions (i.e.
  * |BIO_snprintf| and |BIO_vsnprintf|) which don't exist in C89, or are
  * versions of printf functions that output to a BIO rather than a FILE. */
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#define __bio_h__attr__ __attribute__
-#else
-#define __bio_h__attr__(x)
-#endif
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int BIO_snprintf(char *buf, size_t n, const char *format, ...)
-    __bio_h__attr__((__format__(__printf__, 3, 4)));
+    OPENSSL_PRINTF_FORMAT_FUNC(3, 4);
 
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int BIO_vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t n, const char *format,
                                  va_list args)
-    __bio_h__attr__((__format__(__printf__, 3, 0)));
-#undef __bio_h__attr__
+    OPENSSL_PRINTF_FORMAT_FUNC(3, 0);
 
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)