diff --git a/cmd/vet/print.go b/cmd/vet/print.go
index debfbf0bfb..91a983cdc1 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/print.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/print.go
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ func (f *File) checkPrintf(call *ast.CallExpr, name string, formatIndex int) {
 		if format[i] == '%' {
 			verb, flags, nbytes, nargs := f.parsePrintfVerb(call, format[i:])
 			w = nbytes
-			if verb == '%' { // "%%" does nothing interesting.
-				continue
-			}
 			// If we've run out of args, print after loop will pick that up.
 			if argNum+nargs <= len(call.Args) {
 				f.checkPrintfArg(call, verb, flags, argNum, nargs)
@@ -228,6 +225,7 @@ type printVerb struct {
 
 // Common flag sets for printf verbs.
 const (
+	noFlag       = ""
 	numFlag      = " -+.0"
 	sharpNumFlag = " -+.0#"
 	allFlags     = " -+.0#"
@@ -242,6 +240,7 @@ var printVerbs = []printVerb{
 	// '+' is required sign for numbers, Go format for %v.
 	// '#' is alternate format for several verbs.
 	// ' ' is spacer for numbers
+	{'%', noFlag, 0},
 	{'b', numFlag, argInt | argFloat},
 	{'c', "-", argRune | argInt},
 	{'d', numFlag, argInt},
@@ -263,42 +262,48 @@ var printVerbs = []printVerb{
 	{'X', sharpNumFlag, argRune | argInt | argString},
 }
 
-const printfVerbs = "bcdeEfFgGopqstTvxUX"
-
 func (f *File) checkPrintfArg(call *ast.CallExpr, verb rune, flags []byte, argNum, nargs int) {
+	var v printVerb
+	found := false
 	// Linear scan is fast enough for a small list.
-	for _, v := range printVerbs {
+	for _, v = range printVerbs {
 		if v.verb == verb {
-			for _, flag := range flags {
-				if !strings.ContainsRune(v.flags, rune(flag)) {
-					f.Badf(call.Pos(), "unrecognized printf flag for verb %q: %q", verb, flag)
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			// Verb is good. If nargs>1, we have something like %.*s and all but the final
-			// arg must be integer.
-			for i := 0; i < nargs-1; i++ {
-				if !f.matchArgType(argInt, call.Args[argNum+i]) {
-					f.Badf(call.Pos(), "arg %s for * in printf format not of type int", f.gofmt(call.Args[argNum+i]))
-				}
-			}
-			for _, v := range printVerbs {
-				if v.verb == verb {
-					arg := call.Args[argNum+nargs-1]
-					if !f.matchArgType(v.typ, arg) {
-						typeString := ""
-						if typ := f.pkg.types[arg]; typ != nil {
-							typeString = typ.String()
-						}
-						f.Badf(call.Pos(), "arg %s for printf verb %%%c of wrong type: %s", f.gofmt(arg), verb, typeString)
-					}
-					break
-				}
-			}
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "unrecognized printf verb %q", verb)
+		return
+	}
+	for _, flag := range flags {
+		if !strings.ContainsRune(v.flags, rune(flag)) {
+			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "unrecognized printf flag for verb %q: %q", verb, flag)
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	f.Badf(call.Pos(), "unrecognized printf verb %q", verb)
+	// Verb is good. If nargs>trueArgs, we have something like %.*s and all but the final
+	// arg must be integer.
+	trueArgs := 1
+	if verb == '%' {
+		trueArgs = 0
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < nargs-trueArgs; i++ {
+		if !f.matchArgType(argInt, call.Args[argNum+i]) {
+			f.Badf(call.Pos(), "arg %s for * in printf format not of type int", f.gofmt(call.Args[argNum+i]))
+		}
+	}
+	if verb == '%' {
+		return
+	}
+	arg := call.Args[argNum+nargs-trueArgs]
+	if !f.matchArgType(v.typ, arg) {
+		typeString := ""
+		if typ := f.pkg.types[arg]; typ != nil {
+			typeString = typ.String()
+		}
+		f.Badf(call.Pos(), "arg %s for printf verb %%%c of wrong type: %s", f.gofmt(arg), verb, typeString)
+	}
 }
 
 // checkPrint checks a call to an unformatted print routine such as Println.
diff --git a/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go b/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
index 72587feebf..32d921fe9f 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func PrintfTests() {
 	fmt.Printf("%x %x %x %x", 3, i, "hi", s)
 	fmt.Printf("%X %X %X %X", 3, i, "hi", s)
 	fmt.Printf("%.*s %d %g", 3, "hi", 23, 2.3)
+	fmt.Printf("%*%", 2) // Ridiculous but allowed.
 	// Some bad format/argTypes
 	fmt.Printf("%b", "hi")                     // ERROR "arg .hi. for printf verb %b of wrong type"
 	fmt.Printf("%c", 2.3)                      // ERROR "arg 2.3 for printf verb %c of wrong type"
@@ -93,24 +94,24 @@ func PrintfTests() {
 	fmt.Printf("%x", nil)                      // ERROR "arg nil for printf verb %x of wrong type"
 	fmt.Printf("%X", 2.3)                      // ERROR "arg 2.3 for printf verb %X of wrong type"
 	fmt.Printf("%.*s %d %g", 3, "hi", 23, 'x') // ERROR "arg 'x' for printf verb %g of wrong type"
-	// TODO
-	fmt.Println()                      // not an error
-	fmt.Println("%s", "hi")            // ERROR "possible formatting directive in Println call"
-	fmt.Printf("%s", "hi", 3)          // ERROR "wrong number of args for format in Printf call"
-	fmt.Printf("%"+("s"), "hi", 3)     // ERROR "wrong number of args for format in Printf call"
-	fmt.Printf("%s%%%d", "hi", 3)      // correct
-	fmt.Printf("%08s", "woo")          // correct
-	fmt.Printf("% 8s", "woo")          // correct
-	fmt.Printf("%.*d", 3, 3)           // correct
-	fmt.Printf("%.*d", 3, 3, 3)        // ERROR "wrong number of args for format in Printf call"
-	fmt.Printf("%.*d", "hi", 3)        // ERROR "arg .hi. for \* in printf format not of type int"
-	fmt.Printf("%.*d", i, 3)           // correct
-	fmt.Printf("%.*d", s, 3)           // ERROR "arg s for \* in printf format not of type int"
-	fmt.Printf("%q %q", multi()...)    // ok
-	fmt.Printf("%#q", `blah`)          // ok
-	printf("now is the time", "buddy") // ERROR "no formatting directive"
-	Printf("now is the time", "buddy") // ERROR "no formatting directive"
-	Printf("hi")                       // ok
+	fmt.Println()                              // not an error
+	fmt.Println("%s", "hi")                    // ERROR "possible formatting directive in Println call"
+	fmt.Printf("%s", "hi", 3)                  // ERROR "wrong number of args for format in Printf call"
+	fmt.Printf("%"+("s"), "hi", 3)             // ERROR "wrong number of args for format in Printf call"
+	fmt.Printf("%s%%%d", "hi", 3)              // correct
+	fmt.Printf("%08s", "woo")                  // correct
+	fmt.Printf("% 8s", "woo")                  // correct
+	fmt.Printf("%.*d", 3, 3)                   // correct
+	fmt.Printf("%.*d", 3, 3, 3)                // ERROR "wrong number of args for format in Printf call"
+	fmt.Printf("%.*d", "hi", 3)                // ERROR "arg .hi. for \* in printf format not of type int"
+	fmt.Printf("%.*d", i, 3)                   // correct
+	fmt.Printf("%.*d", s, 3)                   // ERROR "arg s for \* in printf format not of type int"
+	fmt.Printf("%*%", 0.22)                    // ERROR "arg 0.22 for \* in printf format not of type int"
+	fmt.Printf("%q %q", multi()...)            // ok
+	fmt.Printf("%#q", `blah`)                  // ok
+	printf("now is the time", "buddy")         // ERROR "no formatting directive"
+	Printf("now is the time", "buddy")         // ERROR "no formatting directive"
+	Printf("hi")                               // ok
 	const format = "%s %s\n"
 	Printf(format, "hi", "there")
 	Printf(format, "hi") // ERROR "wrong number of args for format in Printf call"
diff --git a/cmd/vet/types.go b/cmd/vet/types.go
index d42a1d55b9..2fa7f0272b 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/types.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/types.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (f *File) matchArgType(t printfArgType, arg ast.Expr) bool {
 	if typ == nil {
 		return true
 	}
-	basic, ok := typ.(*types.Basic)
+	basic, ok := typ.Underlying().(*types.Basic)
 	if !ok {
 		return true
 	}