diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_log.c b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_log.c
index b545798e400c..d6c87a0bae09 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_log.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_log.c
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ static const char *translate_esas2r_event_level_to_kernel(const long level)
 	}
 }
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#ifndef __clang__
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsuggest-attribute=format"
+#endif
+
 /*
  * the master logging function.  this function will format the message as
  * outlined by the formatting string, the input device information and the
@@ -170,6 +175,8 @@ static int esas2r_log_master(const long level,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+
 /*
  * formats and logs a message to the system log.
  *