diff --git a/src/cmd/vet/print.go b/src/cmd/vet/print.go
index 5436c5bf04..a16e864cad 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vet/print.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vet/print.go
@@ -445,12 +445,12 @@ func (f *File) okPrintfArg(call *ast.CallExpr, state *formatState) (ok bool) {
 		return false
 	}
 	arg := call.Args[argNum]
+	if f.isFunctionValue(arg) && state.verb != 'p' && state.verb != 'T' {
+		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "arg %s in printf call is a function value, not a function call", f.gofmt(arg))
+		return false
+	}
 	if !f.matchArgType(v.typ, nil, arg) {
 		typeString := ""
-		if f.isFunctionValue(arg) {
-			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "arg %s in printf call is a function value, not a function call", f.gofmt(arg))
-			return false
-		}
 		if typ := f.pkg.types[arg].Type; typ != nil {
 			typeString = typ.String()
 		}
diff --git a/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go b/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
index beeb642f2a..c5faa36e89 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
@@ -197,7 +197,10 @@ func PrintfTests() {
 	et5.error() // ok, not an error method.
 	// Can't print a function.
 	Printf("%d", someFunction) // ERROR "arg someFunction in printf call is a function value, not a function call"
+	Printf("%v", someFunction) // ERROR "arg someFunction in printf call is a function value, not a function call"
 	Println(someFunction)      // ERROR "arg someFunction in Println call is a function value, not a function call"
+	Printf("%p", someFunction) // ok: maybe someone wants to see the pointer
+	Printf("%T", someFunction) // ok: maybe someone wants to see the type
 	// Bug: used to recur forever.
 	Printf("%p %x", recursiveStructV, recursiveStructV.next)
 	Printf("%p %x", recursiveStruct1V, recursiveStruct1V.next)