diff --git a/include/linux/nodemask.h b/include/linux/nodemask.h
index 15cab3967d6dfe435be2bbbe63c83cf06ee7042a..1fbde8a880d9a08b43cf57373f134b306c136dd3 100644
--- a/include/linux/nodemask.h
+++ b/include/linux/nodemask.h
@@ -104,9 +104,16 @@ extern nodemask_t _unused_nodemask_arg_;
  *
  * Can be used to provide arguments for '%*pb[l]' when printing a nodemask.
  */
-#define nodemask_pr_args(maskp)				\
-	((maskp) != NULL) ? MAX_NUMNODES : 0,		\
-	((maskp) != NULL) ? (maskp)->bits : NULL
+#define nodemask_pr_args(maskp)	__nodemask_pr_numnodes(maskp), \
+				__nodemask_pr_bits(maskp)
+static inline unsigned int __nodemask_pr_numnodes(const nodemask_t *m)
+{
+	return m ? MAX_NUMNODES : 0;
+}
+static inline const unsigned long *__nodemask_pr_bits(const nodemask_t *m)
+{
+	return m ? m->bits : NULL;
+}
 
 /*
  * The inline keyword gives the compiler room to decide to inline, or