diff --git a/.arclint b/.arclint
--- a/.arclint
+++ b/.arclint
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
         "autopep8": {
             "type": "autopep8",
             "include": "(\\.py$)"
+        },
+        "lint-format-strings": {
+            "type": "script-and-regex",
+            "include": "(^src/.*\\.(h|c|cpp)$)",
+            "exclude": [
+                "(^src/(secp256k1|univalue|leveldb)/)"
+            ],
+            "script-and-regex.script": "test/lint/lint-format-strings.sh",
+            "script-and-regex.regex": "/^(?P<file>.+): (?P<message>.+:.+)$/m"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.sh b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.sh
--- a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.sh
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@
 fi
 for S in "${FUNCTION_NAMES_AND_NUMBER_OF_LEADING_ARGUMENTS[@]}"; do
     IFS="," read -r FUNCTION_NAME SKIP_ARGUMENTS <<< "${S}"
-    mapfile -t MATCHING_FILES < <(git grep --full-name -l "${FUNCTION_NAME}" -- "*.c" "*.cpp" "*.h" | sort | grep -vE "^src/(leveldb|secp256k1|tinyformat|univalue)")
-	if ! test/lint/lint-format-strings.py --skip-arguments "${SKIP_ARGUMENTS}" "${FUNCTION_NAME}" "${MATCHING_FILES[@]}"; then
-        EXIT_CODE=1
-    fi
+    mapfile -t MATCHING_FILES < <(git grep --full-name -l "${FUNCTION_NAME}" -- ${1})
+	test/lint/lint-format-strings.py --skip-arguments "${SKIP_ARGUMENTS}" "${FUNCTION_NAME}" "${MATCHING_FILES[@]}"
 done
 
 exit ${EXIT_CODE}
\ No newline at end of file