diff --git a/Utilities/Log.h b/Utilities/Log.h
index e5f684f0c2..32c3f1679e 100644
--- a/Utilities/Log.h
+++ b/Utilities/Log.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static struct { inline operator Log::LogType() { return Log::LogType::TTY; } } T
 void log_message(Log::LogType type, Log::LogSeverity sev, const char* text);
 void log_message(Log::LogType type, Log::LogSeverity sev, std::string text);
 
-template<typename... Args> never_inline void log_message(Log::LogType type, Log::LogSeverity sev, const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(3, 4)
+template<typename... Args> never_inline printf_alike(3, 4) void log_message(Log::LogType type, Log::LogSeverity sev, const char* fmt, Args... args)
 {
 	log_message(type, sev, fmt::Format(fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...));
 }
diff --git a/Utilities/StrFmt.h b/Utilities/StrFmt.h
index b5bf570ce0..8db5552e9f 100644
--- a/Utilities/StrFmt.h
+++ b/Utilities/StrFmt.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace fmt
 	T by_value(T x) { return x; }
 
 	//wrapper to deal with advance sprintf formating options with automatic length finding
-	template<typename... Args> std::string Format(const char* fmt, Args... parameters) printf_alike(1, 2)
+	template<typename... Args> printf_alike(1, 2) std::string Format(const char* fmt, Args... parameters)
 	{
 		size_t length = 256;
 		std::string str;
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace fmt
 	vm::psv::ref (fmt::unveil) (vm_ref.h)
 	
 	*/
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline safe_buffers std::string format(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(1, 2)
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline safe_buffers printf_alike(1, 2) std::string format(const char* fmt, Args... args)
 	{
 		return Format(fmt, do_unveil(args)...);
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h
index 621ef6abf0..a64133efb8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/LogBase.h
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ public:
 
 	virtual const std::string& GetName() const = 0;
 
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline void Notice(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(2, 3) const
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline printf_alike(2, 3) void Notice(const char* fmt, Args... args) const
 	{
 		LogPrepare(LogNotice, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
 	}
 
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline void Log(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(2, 3) const
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline printf_alike(2, 3) void Log(const char* fmt, Args... args) const
 	{
 		if (CheckLogging())
 		{
@@ -48,27 +48,27 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline void Success(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(2, 3) const
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline printf_alike(2, 3) void Success(const char* fmt, Args... args) const
 	{
 		LogPrepare(LogSuccess, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
 	}
 
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline void Warning(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(2, 3) const
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline printf_alike(2, 3) void Warning(const char* fmt, Args... args) const
 	{
 		LogPrepare(LogWarning, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
 	}
 
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline void Error(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(2, 3) const
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline printf_alike(2, 3) void Error(const char* fmt, Args... args) const
 	{
 		LogPrepare(LogError, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
 	}
 
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline void Fatal(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(2, 3) const
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline printf_alike(2, 3) void Fatal(const char* fmt, Args... args) const
 	{
 		LogPrepare(LogFatal, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
 	}
 
-	template<typename... Args> force_inline void Todo(const char* fmt, Args... args) printf_alike(2, 3) const
+	template<typename... Args> force_inline printf_alike(2, 3) void Todo(const char* fmt, Args... args) const
 	{
 		LogPrepare(LogTodo, fmt, fmt::do_unveil(args)...);
 	}