diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index 083c5c417cfc..972e7a0cda5e 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -987,22 +987,26 @@ int __weak memcmp_pages(struct page *page1, struct page *page2)
  */
 void mem_dump_obj(void *object)
 {
+	const char *type;
+
 	if (kmem_valid_obj(object)) {
 		kmem_dump_obj(object);
 		return;
 	}
+
 	if (vmalloc_dump_obj(object))
 		return;
-	if (!virt_addr_valid(object)) {
-		if (object == NULL)
-			pr_cont(" NULL pointer.\n");
-		else if (object == ZERO_SIZE_PTR)
-			pr_cont(" zero-size pointer.\n");
-		else
-			pr_cont(" non-paged memory.\n");
-		return;
-	}
-	pr_cont(" non-slab/vmalloc memory.\n");
+
+	if (virt_addr_valid(object))
+		type = "non-slab/vmalloc memory";
+	else if (object == NULL)
+		type = "NULL pointer";
+	else if (object == ZERO_SIZE_PTR)
+		type = "zero-size pointer";
+	else
+		type = "non-paged memory";
+
+	pr_cont(" %s\n", type);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mem_dump_obj);
 #endif