diff --git a/src/netbase.cpp b/src/netbase.cpp
index 1a96443d4a7..a6de72090e6 100644
--- a/src/netbase.cpp
+++ b/src/netbase.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<Sock> CreateSockOS(int domain, int type, int protocol)
 std::function<std::unique_ptr<Sock>(int, int, int)> CreateSock = CreateSockOS;
 
 template<typename... Args>
-static void LogConnectFailure(bool manual_connection, const char* fmt, const Args&... args) {
+static void LogConnectFailure(bool manual_connection, util::ConstevalFormatString<sizeof...(Args)> fmt, const Args&... args)
+{
     std::string error_message = tfm::format(fmt, args...);
     if (manual_connection) {
         LogPrintf("%s\n", error_message);
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
index 5dbad3f452f..c30975fea7f 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
+++ b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import sys
 
 FUNCTION_NAMES_AND_NUMBER_OF_LEADING_ARGUMENTS = [
     'tfm::format,1',  # Assuming tfm::::format(std::ostream&, ...
-    'LogConnectFailure,1',
     'LogError,0',
     'LogWarning,0',
     'LogInfo,0',
diff --git a/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py b/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py
index f78f356a349..a32717653aa 100755
--- a/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py
+++ b/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import re
 import sys
 
 FALSE_POSITIVES = [
-    ("src/netbase.cpp", "LogConnectFailure(bool manual_connection, const char* fmt, const Args&... args)"),
     ("src/clientversion.cpp", "strprintf(_(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS).translated, COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION)"),
     ("src/test/translation_tests.cpp", "strprintf(format, arg)"),
     ("src/validationinterface.cpp", "LogDebug(BCLog::VALIDATION, fmt \"\\n\", __VA_ARGS__)"),