diff --git a/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_directive_f/meson.build b/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_directive_f/meson.build
index afde78bf8..5137e98b1 100644
--- a/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_directive_f/meson.build
+++ b/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_directive_f/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static double zero = 0.0;
 int main ()
 {
   int result = 0;
-  if (sprintf (buf, "%F %d", 1234567.0, 33, 44, 55) < 0
+  if (sprintf (buf, "%F %d", 1234567.0, 33) < 0
       || strcmp (buf, "1234567.000000 33") != 0)
     result |= 1;
   if (sprintf (buf, "%F", 1.0 / zero) < 0
diff --git a/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_flag_zero/meson.build b/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_flag_zero/meson.build
index 2cb00a8e5..eea5dbb70 100644
--- a/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_flag_zero/meson.build
+++ b/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_flag_zero/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static char buf[100];
 static double zero = 0.0;
 int main ()
 {
-  if (sprintf (buf, "%010f", 1.0 / zero, 33, 44, 55) < 0
+  if (sprintf (buf, "%010f", 1.0 / zero) < 0
       || (strcmp (buf, "       inf") != 0
           && strcmp (buf, "  infinity") != 0))
     return 1;
diff --git a/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_long_double/meson.build b/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_long_double/meson.build
index 3d0e01934..2659ca39a 100644
--- a/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_long_double/meson.build
+++ b/glib/gnulib/gl_cv_func_printf_long_double/meson.build
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ int main ()
 {
   int result = 0;
   buf[0] = '\0';
-  if (sprintf (buf, "%Lf %d", 1.75L, 33, 44, 55) < 0
+  if (sprintf (buf, "%Lf %d", 1.75L, 33) < 0
       || strcmp (buf, "1.750000 33") != 0)
     result |= 1;
   buf[0] = '\0';
-  if (sprintf (buf, "%Le %d", 1.75L, 33, 44, 55) < 0
+  if (sprintf (buf, "%Le %d", 1.75L, 33) < 0
       || strcmp (buf, "1.750000e+00 33") != 0)
     result |= 2;
   buf[0] = '\0';
-  if (sprintf (buf, "%Lg %d", 1.75L, 33, 44, 55) < 0
+  if (sprintf (buf, "%Lg %d", 1.75L, 33) < 0
       || strcmp (buf, "1.75 33") != 0)
     result |= 4;
   return result;