diff --git a/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c b/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c
index 1a38dd362..a395b3cd0 100644
--- a/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/log/rpc/log_rpc.c
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@ _parse_log_level(char *level)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static const char *
+_get_log_level_name(int level)
+{
+	if (level == SPDK_LOG_ERROR) {
+		return "ERROR";
+	} else if (level == SPDK_LOG_WARN) {
+		return "WARNING";
+	} else if (level == SPDK_LOG_NOTICE) {
+		return "NOTICE";
+	} else if (level == SPDK_LOG_INFO) {
+		return "INFO";
+	} else if (level == SPDK_LOG_DEBUG) {
+		return "DEBUG";
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void
 spdk_rpc_set_log_print_level(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 			     const struct spdk_json_val *params)
@@ -125,6 +142,7 @@ spdk_rpc_get_log_print_level(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 {
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
 	int level;
+	const char *name;
 
 	if (params != NULL) {
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
@@ -138,17 +156,9 @@ spdk_rpc_get_log_print_level(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 	}
 
 	level = spdk_log_get_print_level();
+	name = _get_log_level_name(level);
+	spdk_json_write_string(w, name);
 
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_ERROR)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "ERROR");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_WARN)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "WARNING");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_NOTICE)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "NOTICE");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_INFO)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "INFO");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_DEBUG)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "DEBUG");
 
 	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);
 }
@@ -199,6 +209,7 @@ spdk_rpc_get_log_level(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 {
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
 	int level;
+	const char *name;
 
 	if (params != NULL) {
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
@@ -212,17 +223,8 @@ spdk_rpc_get_log_level(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 	}
 
 	level = spdk_log_get_level();
-
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_ERROR)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "ERROR");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_WARN)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "WARNING");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_NOTICE)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "NOTICE");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_INFO)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "INFO");
-	if (level == SPDK_LOG_DEBUG)
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, "DEBUG");
+	name = _get_log_level_name(level);
+	spdk_json_write_string(w, name);
 
 	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);
 }