diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 9f6b86acab62..1edaa4846a47 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ static int __init audit_init(void)
 	audit_cmd_mutex.owner = NULL;
 
 	pr_info("initializing netlink subsys (%s)\n",
-		audit_default ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+		str_enabled_disabled(audit_default));
 	register_pernet_subsys(&audit_net_ops);
 
 	audit_initialized = AUDIT_INITIALIZED;