diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_pdtch.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_pdtch.c
index fd813b9b4..172053757 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_pdtch.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_pdtch.c
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ int rx_pdtch_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, const struct trx_ul_burst_ind *bi)
 	if (rc > 0) {
 		presence_info = PRES_INFO_BOTH;
 	} else {
-		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_DEBUG, l1ts, bi, "Received bad PDTCH (%u/%u)\n",
-			bi->fn % l1ts->mf_period, l1ts->mf_period);
+		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_NOTICE, l1ts, bi,
+			BAD_DATA_MSG_FMT "\n", BAD_DATA_MSG_ARGS);
 		rc = 0;
 		presence_info = PRES_INFO_INVALID;
 	}
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c
index 2b2d1f4c6..69ce488c6 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchf.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ int rx_tchf_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, const struct trx_ul_burst_ind *bi)
 	int rc, amr = 0;
 	int n_errors = 0;
 	int n_bits_total = 0;
-	bool bfi_flag = false;
 	unsigned int fn_begin;
 	uint16_t ber10k;
 	uint8_t is_sub = 0;
@@ -301,20 +300,13 @@ int rx_tchf_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, const struct trx_ul_burst_ind *bi)
 		trx_loop_amr_input(chan_state, &meas_avg);
 
 	/* Check if the frame is bad */
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_NOTICE, l1ts, bi, "Received bad data (%u/%u)\n",
-			bi->fn % l1ts->mf_period, l1ts->mf_period);
-		bfi_flag = true;
-	} else if (rc < 4) {
+	if (rc < 4) {
 		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_NOTICE, l1ts, bi,
-			"Received bad data (%u/%u) with invalid codec mode %d\n",
-			bi->fn % l1ts->mf_period, l1ts->mf_period, rc);
-		bfi_flag = true;
+			BAD_DATA_MSG_FMT "\n", BAD_DATA_MSG_ARGS);
+		rc = 0;		/* this is how we signal BFI to l1sap */
 	}
 
 	ber10k = compute_ber10k(n_bits_total, n_errors);
-	if (bfi_flag)
-		rc = 0;		/* this is how we signal BFI to l1sap */
 
 	/* FACCH */
 	if (rc == GSM_MACBLOCK_LEN) {
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c
index d7f2227aa..a12832067 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_tchh.c
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ int rx_tchh_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, const struct trx_ul_burst_ind *bi)
 	int amr = 0;
 	int n_errors = 0;
 	int n_bits_total = 0;
-	bool bfi_flag = false;
 	enum sched_meas_avg_mode meas_avg_mode = SCHED_MEAS_AVG_M_S6N4;
 	struct l1sched_meas_set meas_avg;
 	unsigned int fn_begin;
@@ -358,19 +357,11 @@ int rx_tchh_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, const struct trx_ul_burst_ind *bi)
 		trx_loop_amr_input(chan_state, &meas_avg);
 
 	/* Check if the frame is bad */
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_NOTICE, l1ts, bi, "Received bad data (%u/%u)\n",
-			bi->fn % l1ts->mf_period, l1ts->mf_period);
-		bfi_flag = true;
-	} else if (rc < 4) {
+	if (rc < 4) {
 		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_NOTICE, l1ts, bi,
-			"Received bad data (%u/%u) with invalid codec mode %d\n",
-			bi->fn % l1ts->mf_period, l1ts->mf_period, rc);
-		bfi_flag = true;
-	}
-
-	if (bfi_flag)
+			BAD_DATA_MSG_FMT "\n", BAD_DATA_MSG_ARGS);
 		rc = 0;		/* this is how we signal BFI to l1sap */
+	}
 
 	/* FACCH */
 	if (rc == GSM_MACBLOCK_LEN) {
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_xcch.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_xcch.c
index 3c67b2339..ccf685fcf 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_xcch.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_lchan_xcch.c
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ int rx_data_fn(struct l1sched_ts *l1ts, const struct trx_ul_burst_ind *bi)
 	/* decode */
 	rc = gsm0503_xcch_decode(l2, bursts_p, &n_errors, &n_bits_total);
 	if (rc) {
-		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_NOTICE, l1ts, bi, "Received bad data (%u/%u)\n",
-			bi->fn % l1ts->mf_period, l1ts->mf_period);
+		LOGL1SB(DL1P, LOGL_NOTICE, l1ts, bi,
+			BAD_DATA_MSG_FMT "\n", BAD_DATA_MSG_ARGS);
 		l2_len = 0;
 
 		/* When SACCH Repetition is active, we may try to decode the
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_utils.h b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_utils.h
index 4521a2eb3..4e8c17e94 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_utils.h
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/sched_utils.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 
 extern void *tall_bts_ctx;
 
+#define BAD_DATA_MSG_FMT "Received bad data (rc=%d, BER %d/%d) ending at fn=%u/%u"
+#define BAD_DATA_MSG_ARGS \
+	rc, n_errors, n_bits_total, bi->fn % l1ts->mf_period, l1ts->mf_period
+
 /* Compute the bit error rate in 1/10000 units */
 static inline uint16_t compute_ber10k(int n_bits_total, int n_errors)
 {