diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 74b49c35ddc1..07ae5dd1f150 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/string_choices.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
@@ -371,8 +372,7 @@ static void batadv_iv_ogm_send_to_if(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet,
 			   batadv_ogm_packet->orig,
 			   ntohl(batadv_ogm_packet->seqno),
 			   batadv_ogm_packet->tq, batadv_ogm_packet->ttl,
-			   ((batadv_ogm_packet->flags & BATADV_DIRECTLINK) ?
-			    "on" : "off"),
+			   str_on_off(batadv_ogm_packet->flags & BATADV_DIRECTLINK),
 			   hard_iface->net_dev->name,
 			   hard_iface->net_dev->dev_addr);
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 5f46ca3d4bb8..449faf5a5487 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/sprintf.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/string_choices.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/arp.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
@@ -1946,16 +1947,15 @@ bool batadv_bla_rx(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	claim = batadv_claim_hash_find(bat_priv, &search_claim);
 
 	if (!claim) {
+		bool local = batadv_is_my_client(bat_priv, ethhdr->h_source, vid);
+
 		/* possible optimization: race for a claim */
 		/* No claim exists yet, claim it for us!
 		 */
 
 		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BLA, bat_priv,
 			   "%s(): Unclaimed MAC %pM found. Claim it. Local: %s\n",
-			   __func__, ethhdr->h_source,
-			   batadv_is_my_client(bat_priv,
-					       ethhdr->h_source, vid) ?
-			   "yes" : "no");
+			   __func__, ethhdr->h_source, str_yes_no(local));
 		batadv_handle_claim(bat_priv, primary_if,
 				    primary_if->net_dev->dev_addr,
 				    ethhdr->h_source, vid);