diff --git a/src/util-multivalue.h b/src/util-multivalue.h
index c20b4eaa..87a9bacd 100644
--- a/src/util-multivalue.h
+++ b/src/util-multivalue.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ multivalue_as_str(const struct multivalue *v)
 		xasprintf(&str, "%d", v->value.i);
 		break;
 	case 'b':
-		xasprintf(&str, "%s", v->value.b ? "true" : "false");
+		xasprintf(&str, "%s", truefalse(v->value.b));
 		break;
 	case 'c':
 		xasprintf(&str, "%c", v->value.c);
diff --git a/src/util-strings.h b/src/util-strings.h
index ee463dc6..306b7db8 100644
--- a/src/util-strings.h
+++ b/src/util-strings.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
 
 #include "util-macros.h"
 
+#define yesno(b) ((b) ? "yes" : "no")
+#define truefalse(b) ((b) ? "true" : "false")
+#define YESNO(b) ((b) ? "YES" : "NO")
+#define TRUEFALSE(b) ((b) ? "TRUE" : "FALSE")
+
 static inline bool
 streq(const char *str1, const char *str2)
 {
diff --git a/test/litest-selftest.c b/test/litest-selftest.c
index a788ad7f..243922dc 100644
--- a/test/litest-selftest.c
+++ b/test/litest-selftest.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ START_TEST(parameter_permutations)
 	ARRAY_FOR_EACH(permutations, p) {
 		if (p->s == NULL)
 			break;
-		ck_assert_msg(p->found, "For %d/%s/%s", p->i, p->s, p->b ? "true" : "false");
+		ck_assert_msg(p->found, "For %d/%s/%s", p->i, p->s, truefalse(p->b));
 	}
 }
 END_TEST
diff --git a/tools/libinput-record.c b/tools/libinput-record.c
index 0c1dc9cf..4a9d3010 100644
--- a/tools/libinput-record.c
+++ b/tools/libinput-record.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "util-time.h"
 #include "util-input-event.h"
 #include "util-macros.h"
+#include "util-strings.h"
 
 static const int FILE_VERSION_NUMBER = 1;
 
@@ -1067,7 +1068,7 @@ print_tablet_pad_button_event(struct record_device *dev,
 		button,
 		state == LIBINPUT_BUTTON_STATE_PRESSED ? "pressed" : "released",
 		mode,
-		libinput_tablet_pad_mode_group_button_is_toggle(group, button) ? "true" : "false"
+		truefalse(libinput_tablet_pad_mode_group_button_is_toggle(group, button))
 	       );
 
 }