diff --git a/include/net/irda/irlmp.h b/include/net/irda/irlmp.h
index f74109144d3fe544da2ff7ccf29f99884c22b32f..f132924cc9daec92b50427f705b88c3c350e70a3 100644
--- a/include/net/irda/irlmp.h
+++ b/include/net/irda/irlmp.h
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ static inline __u32 irlmp_get_daddr(const struct lsap_cb *self)
 	return (self && self->lap) ? self->lap->daddr : 0;
 }
 
-extern const char *irlmp_reasons[];
+const char *irlmp_reason_str(LM_REASON reason);
+
 extern int sysctl_discovery_timeout;
 extern int sysctl_discovery_slots;
 extern int sysctl_discovery;
diff --git a/net/irda/iriap.c b/net/irda/iriap.c
index 29340a9a6fb9937f9bc848ffda5c49c51cca47ee..e1b37f5a2691f7a79052f9b840aa0f9910182698 100644
--- a/net/irda/iriap.c
+++ b/net/irda/iriap.c
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ static void iriap_disconnect_indication(void *instance, void *sap,
 {
 	struct iriap_cb *self;
 
-	IRDA_DEBUG(4, "%s(), reason=%s\n", __func__, irlmp_reasons[reason]);
+	IRDA_DEBUG(4, "%s(), reason=%s [%d]\n", __func__,
+		   irlmp_reason_str(reason), reason);
 
 	self = instance;
 
diff --git a/net/irda/irlmp.c b/net/irda/irlmp.c
index 6115a44c0a24f9ba1cb3248de38b8579118e5dbf..1064621da6f6c297ee7deaa439e9569d9f37cf73 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlmp.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlmp.c
@@ -66,8 +66,15 @@ const char *irlmp_reasons[] = {
 	"LM_LAP_RESET",
 	"LM_INIT_DISCONNECT",
 	"ERROR, NOT USED",
+	"UNKNOWN",
 };
 
+const char *irlmp_reason_str(LM_REASON reason)
+{
+	reason = min_t(size_t, reason, ARRAY_SIZE(irlmp_reasons) - 1);
+	return irlmp_reasons[reason];
+}
+
 /*
  * Function irlmp_init (void)
  *
@@ -747,7 +754,8 @@ void irlmp_disconnect_indication(struct lsap_cb *self, LM_REASON reason,
 {
 	struct lsap_cb *lsap;
 
-	IRDA_DEBUG(1, "%s(), reason=%s\n", __func__, irlmp_reasons[reason]);
+	IRDA_DEBUG(1, "%s(), reason=%s [%d]\n", __func__,
+		   irlmp_reason_str(reason), reason);
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self != NULL, return;);
 	IRDA_ASSERT(self->magic == LMP_LSAP_MAGIC, return;);