diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 161402f0b517..b38bea9c466a 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -917,15 +917,10 @@ static ssize_t show_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 	else
 		cpumask = pinst->cpumask.pcpu;
 
-	len = bitmap_scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, cpumask_bits(cpumask),
-			       nr_cpu_ids);
-	if (PAGE_SIZE - len < 2)
-		len = -EINVAL;
-	else
-		len += sprintf(buf + len, "\n");
-
+	len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%*pb\n",
+		       nr_cpu_ids, cpumask_bits(cpumask));
 	mutex_unlock(&pinst->lock);
-	return len;
+	return len < PAGE_SIZE ? len : -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static ssize_t store_cpumask(struct padata_instance *pinst,