diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
index 54b8421fe54aa..644490d930701 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
@@ -127,17 +127,25 @@ static void putcharn(char c, size_t n)
 	fputs(buf, stdout);
 }
 
-static int pad_spc(int llen, int cnt, const char *fmt, ...)
+enum RESULT {
+	OK,
+	FAIL,
+	SKIPPED,
+};
+
+static void result(int llen, enum RESULT r)
 {
-	va_list args;
-	int ret;
+	const char *msg;
 
-	putcharn(' ', cnt - llen);
+	if (r == OK)
+		msg = " [OK]";
+	else if (r == SKIPPED)
+		msg = "[SKIPPED]";
+	else
+		msg = "[FAIL]";
 
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	ret = vfprintf(stdout, fmt, args);
-	va_end(args);
-	return ret < 0 ? ret : ret + cnt - llen;
+	putcharn(' ', 64 - llen);
+	puts(msg);
 }
 
 /* The tests below are intended to be used by the macroes, which evaluate
@@ -147,111 +155,111 @@ static int pad_spc(int llen, int cnt, const char *fmt, ...)
  */
 
 #define EXPECT_ZR(cond, expr)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_zr(expr, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_zr(expr, llen); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_zr(int expr, int llen)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr == 0);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_NZ(cond, expr, val)			\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_nz(expr, llen; } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_nz(expr, llen; } while (0)
 
 static int expect_nz(int expr, int llen)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr != 0);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_EQ(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_eq(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_eq(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_eq(uint64_t expr, int llen, uint64_t val)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr == val);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %lld ", (long long)expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_NE(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_ne(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_ne(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_ne(int expr, int llen, int val)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr != val);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_GE(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_ge(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_ge(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_ge(int expr, int llen, int val)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr >= val);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_GT(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_gt(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_gt(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_gt(int expr, int llen, int val)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr > val);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_LE(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_le(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_le(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_le(int expr, int llen, int val)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr <= val);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_LT(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_lt(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_lt(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_lt(int expr, int llen, int val)
 {
 	int ret = !(expr < val);
 
 	llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_SYSZR(cond, expr)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_syszr(expr, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_syszr(expr, llen); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_syszr(int expr, int llen)
 {
@@ -260,17 +268,17 @@ static int expect_syszr(int expr, int llen)
 	if (expr) {
 		ret = 1;
 		llen += printf(" = %d %s ", expr, errorname(errno));
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
 		llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_SYSEQ(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_syseq(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_syseq(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_syseq(int expr, int llen, int val)
 {
@@ -279,17 +287,17 @@ static int expect_syseq(int expr, int llen, int val)
 	if (expr != val) {
 		ret = 1;
 		llen += printf(" = %d %s ", expr, errorname(errno));
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
 		llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_SYSNE(cond, expr, val)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_sysne(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_sysne(expr, llen, val); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_sysne(int expr, int llen, int val)
 {
@@ -298,17 +306,17 @@ static int expect_sysne(int expr, int llen, int val)
 	if (expr == val) {
 		ret = 1;
 		llen += printf(" = %d %s ", expr, errorname(errno));
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
 		llen += printf(" = %d ", expr);
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_SYSER2(cond, expr, expret, experr1, experr2)		\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_syserr2(expr, expret, experr1, experr2, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_syserr2(expr, expret, experr1, experr2, llen); } while (0)
 
 #define EXPECT_SYSER(cond, expr, expret, experr)			\
 	EXPECT_SYSER2(cond, expr, expret, experr, 0)
@@ -325,16 +333,16 @@ static int expect_syserr2(int expr, int expret, int experr1, int experr2, int ll
 			llen += printf(" != (%d %s) ", expret, errorname(experr1));
 		else
 			llen += printf(" != (%d %s %s) ", expret, errorname(experr1), errorname(experr2));
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_PTRZR(cond, expr)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_ptrzr(expr, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_ptrzr(expr, llen); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_ptrzr(const void *expr, int llen)
 {
@@ -343,16 +351,16 @@ static int expect_ptrzr(const void *expr, int llen)
 	llen += printf(" = <%p> ", expr);
 	if (expr) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_PTRNZ(cond, expr)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_ptrnz(expr, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_ptrnz(expr, llen); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_ptrnz(const void *expr, int llen)
 {
@@ -361,15 +369,15 @@ static int expect_ptrnz(const void *expr, int llen)
 	llen += printf(" = <%p> ", expr);
 	if (!expr) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 #define EXPECT_PTREQ(cond, expr, cmp)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_ptreq(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_ptreq(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_ptreq(const void *expr, int llen, const void *cmp)
 {
@@ -378,15 +386,15 @@ static int expect_ptreq(const void *expr, int llen, const void *cmp)
 	llen += printf(" = <%p> ", expr);
 	if (expr != cmp) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 #define EXPECT_PTRNE(cond, expr, cmp)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_ptrne(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_ptrne(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_ptrne(const void *expr, int llen, const void *cmp)
 {
@@ -395,15 +403,15 @@ static int expect_ptrne(const void *expr, int llen, const void *cmp)
 	llen += printf(" = <%p> ", expr);
 	if (expr == cmp) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 #define EXPECT_PTRER2(cond, expr, expret, experr1, experr2)		\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_ptrerr2(expr, expret, experr1, experr2, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_ptrerr2(expr, expret, experr1, experr2, llen); } while (0)
 
 #define EXPECT_PTRER(cond, expr, expret, experr)			\
 	EXPECT_PTRER2(cond, expr, expret, experr, 0)
@@ -420,15 +428,15 @@ static int expect_ptrerr2(const void *expr, const void *expret, int experr1, int
 			llen += printf(" != (<%p> %s) ", expret, errorname(experr1));
 		else
 			llen += printf(" != (<%p> %s %s) ", expret, errorname(experr1), errorname(experr2));
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 #define EXPECT_STRZR(cond, expr)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_strzr(expr, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_strzr(expr, llen); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_strzr(const char *expr, int llen)
 {
@@ -437,16 +445,16 @@ static int expect_strzr(const char *expr, int llen)
 	llen += printf(" = <%s> ", expr);
 	if (expr) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_STRNZ(cond, expr)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_strnz(expr, llen); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_strnz(expr, llen); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_strnz(const char *expr, int llen)
 {
@@ -455,16 +463,16 @@ static int expect_strnz(const char *expr, int llen)
 	llen += printf(" = <%s> ", expr);
 	if (!expr) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_STREQ(cond, expr, cmp)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_streq(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_streq(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_streq(const char *expr, int llen, const char *cmp)
 {
@@ -473,16 +481,16 @@ static int expect_streq(const char *expr, int llen, const char *cmp)
 	llen += printf(" = <%s> ", expr);
 	if (strcmp(expr, cmp) != 0) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 
 #define EXPECT_STRNE(cond, expr, cmp)				\
-	do { if (!(cond)) pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n"); else ret += expect_strne(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
+	do { if (!(cond)) result(llen, SKIPPED); else ret += expect_strne(expr, llen, cmp); } while (0)
 
 static int expect_strne(const char *expr, int llen, const char *cmp)
 {
@@ -491,9 +499,9 @@ static int expect_strne(const char *expr, int llen, const char *cmp)
 	llen += printf(" = <%s> ", expr);
 	if (strcmp(expr, cmp) == 0) {
 		ret = 1;
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 	} else {
-		llen += pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -880,13 +888,13 @@ static int expect_vfprintf(int llen, size_t c, const char *expected, const char
 
 	fd = open("/tmp", O_TMPFILE | O_EXCL | O_RDWR, 0600);
 	if (fd == -1) {
-		pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n");
+		result(llen, SKIPPED);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	memfile = fdopen(fd, "w+");
 	if (!memfile) {
-		pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -896,7 +904,7 @@ static int expect_vfprintf(int llen, size_t c, const char *expected, const char
 
 	if (w != c) {
 		llen += printf(" written(%d) != %d", w, (int) c);
-		pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -910,14 +918,14 @@ static int expect_vfprintf(int llen, size_t c, const char *expected, const char
 
 	if (r != w) {
 		llen += printf(" written(%d) != read(%d)", w, r);
-		pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	llen += printf(" \"%s\" = \"%s\"", expected, buf);
 	ret = strncmp(expected, buf, c);
 
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, ret ? "[FAIL]\n" : " [OK]\n");
+	result(llen, ret ? FAIL : OK);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -973,14 +981,14 @@ static int run_protection(int min, int max)
 
 #if !defined(_NOLIBC_STACKPROTECTOR)
 	llen += printf("not supported");
-	pad_spc(llen, 64, "[SKIPPED]\n");
+	result(llen, SKIPPED);
 	return 0;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(_NOLIBC_STACKPROTECTOR)
 	if (!__stack_chk_guard) {
 		llen += printf("__stack_chk_guard not initialized");
-		pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 		return 1;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -991,7 +999,7 @@ static int run_protection(int min, int max)
 	switch (pid) {
 	case -1:
 		llen += printf("fork()");
-		pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+		result(llen, FAIL);
 		return 1;
 
 	case 0:
@@ -1007,10 +1015,10 @@ static int run_protection(int min, int max)
 
 		if (pid == -1 || !WIFSIGNALED(status) || WTERMSIG(status) != SIGABRT) {
 			llen += printf("waitpid()");
-			pad_spc(llen, 64, "[FAIL]\n");
+			result(llen, FAIL);
 			return 1;
 		}
-		pad_spc(llen, 64, " [OK]\n");
+		result(llen, OK);
 		return 0;
 	}
 }