diff --git a/.github/workflows/splint.yml b/.github/workflows/splint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e6a81b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/splint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: Splint Check
+on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
+jobs:
+  analyzer_check_job:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    name: Analyze with 'splint'
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Install 'splint'
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update -q && sudo apt install splint
+    - name: splint analyzer
+      run: |
+        ./do_splint.sh | tee splint.out
+        grep -q "Finished checking --- no warnings" splint.out
diff --git a/do_splint.sh b/do_splint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..012957b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/do_splint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# When files are provided as arguments, no messages are excluded
+FILES="$@"
+EXCLUDE_OPTS=""
+{
+  PRJ_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $(realpath $0)))/
+  if [ "$FILES" == "" ] ; then
+    FILES=$(find "${PRJ_DIR}" -type d \( -path "${PRJ_DIR}build" \) -prune -o -name '*.c'|grep -v -E '((tests/.*|src/(am_analyze|abuf|baseband|bitbuffer|confparse|data|data_tag|decoder_util|fileformat|http_server|list|mongoose|optparse|output_file|output_influx|output_log|output_mqtt|output_trigger|output_udp|pulse_analyzer|pulse_data|pulse_detect|pulse_slicer|rfraw|rtl_433|r_api|r_util|samp_grab|sdr|term_ctl|util|write_sigrok|devices/(acurite|acurite_01185m|alecto|ambientweather_tx8300|ambientweather_wh31e|ambient_weather|ant_antplus|archos_tbh|atech_ws308|auriol_4ld5661|auriol_aft77b2|auriol_hg02832|badger_water|baldr_rain|blueline|blyss|brennenstuhl_rcs_2044|bresser_5in1|bresser_6in1|bresser_7in1|bt_rain|burnhardbbq|calibeur|cardin|cavius|ced7000|celsia_czc1|cmr113|companion_wtr001|cotech_36_7959|current_cost|danfoss|digitech_xc0324|directv|dsc|ecodhome|ecowitt|efergy_e2_classic|efergy_optical|efth800|elro_db286a|elv|emax|emos_e6016|emos_e6016_rain|enocean_erp1|ert_idm|esic_emt7110|esperanza_ews|fineoffset|fineoffset_wh1050|fineoffset_wh1080|fineoffset_wh31l|fineoffset_wh45|fineoffset_wn34|fineoffset_ws80|fineoffset_ws90|flex|flowis|fordremote|fs20|ft004b|funkbus|gasmate_ba1008|generic_motion|generic_remote|geo_minim|ge_coloreffects|govee|gt_tmbbq05|gt_wt_02|gt_wt_03|hcs200|hideki|holman_ws5029|hondaremote|honeywell_cm921|ht680|ikea_sparsnas|infactory|inkbird_ith20r|inovalley-kw9015b|insteon|interlogix|intertechno|jasco|kedsum|klimalogg|lacrosse|lacrossews|lacrosse_r1|lacrosse_tx141x|lacrosse_tx31u|lacrosse_tx34|lacrosse_tx35|lacrosse_ws7000|lightwave_rf|markisol|marlec_solar|maverick_et73x|maverick_xr30|megacode|m_bus|neptune_r900|newkaku|nexa|nice_flor_s|norgo|oil_smart|oil_standard|oil_watchman|oil_watchman_advanced|oregon_scientific|oregon_scientific_sl109h|oregon_scientific_v1|philips_aj7010|proflame2|prologue|proove|quhwa|radiohead_ask|rainpoint|regency_fan|revolt_nc5462|rftech|rojaflex|rubicson_48659|rubicson_pool_48942|s3318p|schraeder|scmplus|secplus_v1|secplus_v2|sharp_spc775|simplisafe|simplisafe_gen3|somfy_iohc|somfy_rts|springfield|srsmith_pool_srs_2c_tx|steelmate|telldus_ft0385r|tfa_14_1504_v2|tfa_30_3196|tfa_30_3221|tfa_drop_30.3233|tfa_marbella|tfa_twin_plus_30.3049|thermopro_tp11|thermopro_tx2|thermopro_tx2c|tpms_eezrv|tpms_jansite_solar|tpms_kia|tpms_pmv107j|tpms_porsche|tpms_renault_0435r|tpms_truck|tpms_tyreguard400|ts_ft002|vaillant_vrt340f|vauno_en8822c|wec2103|wg_pb12v1|ws2032|wssensor|x10_rf|yale_hsa)))\.c|build)' )
+    EXCLUDE_OPTS="
+    -globs \
+      +boolint \
+      +charint \
+      -exportlocal \
+      -retvalint \
+      -noeffect \
+      -fcnuse \
+      -compdef \
+      -usedef \
+      +skipsysheaders \
+      +relaxtypes \
+      -shiftnegative \
+      -nullinit \
+      -unrecog \
+      -globstate \
+      -paramuse \
+      -branchstate \
+      +matchanyintegral \
+      -mayaliasunique \
+      -nullassign \
+      -nullret \
+      -formatconst \
+      -nullderef \
+      -nullpass \
+      -initallelements \
+      -fullinitblock \
+      -bufferoverflowhigh \
+      -redef \
+      -type \
+      -statictrans \
+      -nestcomment \
+      -observertrans \
+      -immediatetrans \
+      -mustfreefresh \
+      -mustfreeonly \
+      -boolops \
+      -shiftimplementation
+    "
+  fi
+  echo "Check $FILES"
+  splint \
+    -I"${PRJ_DIR}include" \
+    +trytorecover \
+    +forcehints \
+    +posixstrictlib \
+    -preproc \
+    $EXCLUDE_OPTS \
+    -D__unix__ \
+    -Drestrict= \
+    -D_MSC_VER=1300 \
+    "-Ddata_array_t=int" \
+    "-Ddata_t=int" \
+    "-Duint16_t=unsigned short" \
+    "-Dint16_t=short" \
+    "-DUINT16_MAX=0xFFFFU" \
+    "-DSSIZE_T=unsigned long" \
+    $FILES
+} |& tee splint.log
+
diff --git a/include/abuf.h b/include/abuf.h
index 0e6589234..896121848 100644
--- a/include/abuf.h
+++ b/include/abuf.h
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ void abuf_pop(abuf_t *buf, char *end);
 
 void abuf_cat(abuf_t *buf, const char *str);
 
+#ifndef S_SPLINT_S
 int abuf_printf(abuf_t *buf, _Printf_format_string_ char const *restrict format, ...)
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
         __attribute__((format(printf, 2, 3)))
 #endif