diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/utils.h b/include/osmocom/core/utils.h
index d9c3097fb..63a73ab4e 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/utils.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/utils.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 /*! \brief Stringify the contents of a macro, e.g. a port number */
 #define OSMO_STRINGIFY(x) #x
 /*! \brief Make a value_string entry from an enum value name */
-#define OSMO_VALUE_STRING(x) { x, OSMO_STRINGIFY(x) }
+#define OSMO_VALUE_STRING(x) { x, #x }
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>