diff --git a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
index d6d2b533a574..6ed009318d24 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/simdisk.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/string_choices.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/bio.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ static void simdisk_transfer(struct simdisk *dev, unsigned long sector,
 
 	if (offset > dev->size || dev->size - offset < nbytes) {
 		pr_notice("Beyond-end %s (%ld %ld)\n",
-				write ? "write" : "read", offset, nbytes);
+				str_write_read(write), offset, nbytes);
 		return;
 	}