diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
index 75da96c08cdd..5c3bf06bb59b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ static ssize_t perf_stats_show(struct device *dev,
 
 free_stats:
 	kfree(stats);
-	return rc ? rc : (ssize_t)seq_buf_used(&s);
+	return rc ?: (ssize_t)seq_buf_strlen(&s);
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_ADMIN_RO(perf_stats);
 
@@ -1147,10 +1147,10 @@ static ssize_t flags_show(struct device *dev,
 	if (health & PAPR_PMEM_SCRUBBED_AND_LOCKED)
 		seq_buf_printf(&s, "scrubbed locked ");
 
-	if (seq_buf_used(&s))
+	if (seq_buf_strlen(&s))
 		seq_buf_printf(&s, "\n");
 
-	return seq_buf_used(&s);
+	return seq_buf_strlen(&s);
 }
 DEVICE_ATTR_RO(flags);