diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
index d7a81dd6b..2c2a36af3 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ char *whitelist[] = {
 	"getpwnam_r",
 	"getgrnam_r",
 	"register_printf_function",
+	"register_printf_specifier",
 	"syslog",
 	"vsyslog",
 	"getaddrinfo",