diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
index dbf8d7226eb5..4608b07607a3 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack.h
+++ b/security/smack/smack.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ int smk_access(struct smack_known *, struct smack_known *,
 int smk_tskacc(struct task_smack *, struct smack_known *,
 	       u32, struct smk_audit_info *);
 int smk_curacc(struct smack_known *, u32, struct smk_audit_info *);
+int smack_str_from_perm(char *string, int access);
 struct smack_known *smack_from_secid(const u32);
 char *smk_parse_smack(const char *string, int len);
 int smk_netlbl_mls(int, char *, struct netlbl_lsm_secattr *, int);
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_access.c b/security/smack/smack_access.c
index 585e5e35710b..3727379623e2 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_access.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_access.c
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ int smk_curacc(struct smack_known *obj_known,
 	return smk_tskacc(tsp, obj_known, mode, a);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
 /**
  * smack_str_from_perm : helper to transalate an int to a
  * readable string
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ int smk_curacc(struct smack_known *obj_known,
  * @access : the int
  *
  */
-static inline void smack_str_from_perm(char *string, int access)
+int smack_str_from_perm(char *string, int access)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 
@@ -299,8 +298,15 @@ static inline void smack_str_from_perm(char *string, int access)
 		string[i++] = 't';
 	if (access & MAY_LOCK)
 		string[i++] = 'l';
+	if (access & MAY_BRINGUP)
+		string[i++] = 'b';
+	if (i == 0)
+		string[i++] = '-';
 	string[i] = '\0';
+	return i;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUDIT
 /**
  * smack_log_callback - SMACK specific information
  * will be called by generic audit code
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 55a556f17ade..239773cdcdcf 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -107,23 +107,7 @@ static char *smk_bu_mess[] = {
 
 static void smk_bu_mode(int mode, char *s)
 {
-	int i = 0;
-
-	if (mode & MAY_READ)
-		s[i++] = 'r';
-	if (mode & MAY_WRITE)
-		s[i++] = 'w';
-	if (mode & MAY_EXEC)
-		s[i++] = 'x';
-	if (mode & MAY_APPEND)
-		s[i++] = 'a';
-	if (mode & MAY_TRANSMUTE)
-		s[i++] = 't';
-	if (mode & MAY_LOCK)
-		s[i++] = 'l';
-	if (i == 0)
-		s[i++] = '-';
-	s[i] = '\0';
+	smack_str_from_perm(s, mode);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
index 1401412fd794..357188f764ce 100644
--- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
+++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ static void smk_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 
 static void smk_rule_show(struct seq_file *s, struct smack_rule *srp, int max)
 {
+	char acc[SMK_NUM_ACCESS_TYPE + 1];
 	/*
 	 * Don't show any rules with label names too long for
 	 * interface file (/smack/load or /smack/load2)
@@ -575,28 +576,11 @@ static void smk_rule_show(struct seq_file *s, struct smack_rule *srp, int max)
 	if (srp->smk_access == 0)
 		return;
 
-	seq_printf(s, "%s %s",
+	smack_str_from_perm(acc, srp->smk_access);
+	seq_printf(s, "%s %s %s\n",
 		   srp->smk_subject->smk_known,
-		   srp->smk_object->smk_known);
-
-	seq_putc(s, ' ');
-
-	if (srp->smk_access & MAY_READ)
-		seq_putc(s, 'r');
-	if (srp->smk_access & MAY_WRITE)
-		seq_putc(s, 'w');
-	if (srp->smk_access & MAY_EXEC)
-		seq_putc(s, 'x');
-	if (srp->smk_access & MAY_APPEND)
-		seq_putc(s, 'a');
-	if (srp->smk_access & MAY_TRANSMUTE)
-		seq_putc(s, 't');
-	if (srp->smk_access & MAY_LOCK)
-		seq_putc(s, 'l');
-	if (srp->smk_access & MAY_BRINGUP)
-		seq_putc(s, 'b');
-
-	seq_putc(s, '\n');
+		   srp->smk_object->smk_known,
+		   acc);
 }
 
 /*