diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index f085ebcdf9e7..18483570cc5f 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
 #include <linux/sched/debug.h>
 #include <linux/jump_label.h>
+#include <linux/string_choices.h>
 
 #include <trace/events/ipi.h>
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
@@ -982,8 +983,7 @@ void __init smp_init(void)
 	num_nodes = num_online_nodes();
 	num_cpus  = num_online_cpus();
 	pr_info("Brought up %d node%s, %d CPU%s\n",
-		num_nodes, (num_nodes > 1 ? "s" : ""),
-		num_cpus,  (num_cpus  > 1 ? "s" : ""));
+		num_nodes, str_plural(num_nodes), num_cpus, str_plural(num_cpus));
 
 	/* Any cleanup work */
 	smp_cpus_done(setup_max_cpus);