diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h b/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h
index fba5497b7..026ed01a5 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/fsm.h
@@ -110,11 +110,14 @@ struct osmo_fsm_inst {
 
 void osmo_fsm_log_addr(bool log_addr);
 
-#define LOGPFSM(fi, fmt, args...) \
-		LOGP((fi)->fsm->log_subsys, (fi)->log_level, "%s{%s}: " fmt, \
+#define LOGPFSML(fi, level, fmt, args...) \
+		LOGP((fi)->fsm->log_subsys, level, "%s{%s}: " fmt, \
 			osmo_fsm_inst_name(fi),				    \
 			osmo_fsm_state_name((fi)->fsm, (fi)->state), ## args)
 
+#define LOGPFSM(fi, fmt, args...) \
+		LOGPFSML(fi, (fi)->log_level, fmt, ## args)
+
 int osmo_fsm_register(struct osmo_fsm *fsm);
 void osmo_fsm_unregister(struct osmo_fsm *fsm);
 struct osmo_fsm_inst *osmo_fsm_inst_alloc(struct osmo_fsm *fsm, void *ctx, void *priv,
diff --git a/src/fsm.c b/src/fsm.c
index 9dc6b9872..1db39f754 100644
--- a/src/fsm.c
+++ b/src/fsm.c
@@ -311,11 +311,9 @@ int osmo_fsm_inst_state_chg(struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi, uint32_t new_state,
 
 	/* validate if new_state is a valid state */
 	if (!(st->out_state_mask & (1 << new_state))) {
-		LOGP(fsm->log_subsys, LOGL_ERROR, "%s(%s): transition to "
-		     "state %s not permitted!\n",
-		     osmo_fsm_inst_name(fi),
-		     osmo_fsm_state_name(fsm, fi->state),
-		     osmo_fsm_state_name(fsm, new_state));
+		LOGPFSML(fi, LOGL_ERROR,
+			 "transition to state %s not permitted!\n",
+			 osmo_fsm_state_name(fsm, new_state));
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
@@ -376,10 +374,9 @@ int osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi, uint32_t event, void *data)
 	}
 
 	if (!((1 << event) & fs->in_event_mask)) {
-		LOGP(fsm->log_subsys, LOGL_ERROR, "%s(%s): Event %s not "
-		     "permitted\n", osmo_fsm_inst_name(fi),
-		     osmo_fsm_state_name(fsm, fi->state),
-		     osmo_fsm_event_name(fsm, event));
+		LOGPFSML(fi, LOGL_ERROR,
+			 "Event %s not permitted\n",
+			 osmo_fsm_event_name(fsm, event));
 		return -1;
 	}
 	fs->action(fi, event, data);
diff --git a/tests/fsm/fsm_test.err b/tests/fsm/fsm_test.err
index b9c738c6f..c9021bbdf 100644
--- a/tests/fsm/fsm_test.err
+++ b/tests/fsm/fsm_test.err
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Checking FSM allocation
 Test FSM{NULL}: Allocated
 Test FSM{NULL}: Received Event 1
-Test FSM(NULL): Event 1 not permitted
+Test FSM{NULL}: Event 1 not permitted
 Test FSM{NULL}: Received Event 0
 Test FSM{NULL}: state_chg to ONE
 Test FSM{ONE}: Received Event 1