diff --git a/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt
index 404b74a22..10d39577c 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_modem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,5 +47,3 @@ if(${target} STREQUAL "linux")
     # This is needed for ESP_LOGx() macros, as integer formats differ on ESP32(..) and x64
     set_target_properties(${COMPONENT_LIB} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -Wno-format)
 endif()
-
-target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp
index 263f09b99..fa731f145 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_netif.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <esp_log.h>
 #include <esp_event.h>
 #include "cxx_include/esp_modem_netif.hpp"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ void Netif::on_ppp_changed(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
 {
     auto *ppp = static_cast<Netif *>(arg);
     if (event_id < NETIF_PP_PHASE_OFFSET) {
-        ESP_LOGI("esp_modem_netif", "PPP state changed event %d", event_id);
+        ESP_LOGI("esp_modem_netif", "PPP state changed event %" PRId32, event_id);
         // only notify the modem on state/error events, ignoring phase transitions
         ppp->signal.set(PPP_EXIT);
     }