diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index ae3652b08f..2766b149a0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -2822,7 +2822,6 @@ void git_die_config_linenr(const char *key, const char *filename, int linenr)
 		    key, filename, linenr);
 }
 
-NORETURN __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
 void git_die_config(const char *key, const char *err, ...)
 {
 	const struct string_list *values;