diff --git a/include/nuttx/streams.h b/include/nuttx/streams.h
index c0bd6d53317..8ed689cf14a 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/streams.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/streams.h
@@ -857,6 +857,13 @@ int lib_vsprintf_internal(FAR struct lib_outstream_s *stream,
 int lib_vsprintf(FAR struct lib_outstream_s *stream,
                  FAR const IPTR char *src, va_list ap) printf_like(2, 0);
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: lib_scanf
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+int lib_scanf(FAR struct lib_instream_s *stream, FAR int *lastc,
+              FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...) scanf_like(3, 4);
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: lib_vscanf
  *
@@ -867,7 +874,7 @@ int lib_vsprintf(FAR struct lib_outstream_s *stream,
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 int lib_vscanf(FAR struct lib_instream_s *stream, FAR int *lastc,
-               FAR const IPTR char *src, va_list ap) scanf_like(3, 0);
+               FAR const IPTR char *fmt, va_list ap) scanf_like(3, 0);
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: lib_bscanf
diff --git a/libs/libc/stream/lib_libvscanf.c b/libs/libc/stream/lib_libvscanf.c
index aaa7857b631..05bf2198c7a 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stream/lib_libvscanf.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stream/lib_libvscanf.c
@@ -1279,6 +1279,24 @@ int lib_vscanf(FAR struct lib_instream_s *stream, FAR int *lastc,
   return ret;
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: lib_scanf
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+int lib_scanf(FAR struct lib_instream_s *stream, FAR int *lastc,
+              FAR const IPTR char *fmt, ...)
+{
+  va_list ap;
+  int     n;
+
+  /* Let lib_vscanf do the real work */
+
+  va_start(ap, fmt);
+  n = lib_vscanf(stream, lastc, fmt, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+  return n;
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: lib_bscanf
  *