diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 4bae344c1ec3..ac86838227ed 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -454,11 +454,7 @@ static int log_store(int facility, int level,
 	return msg->text_len;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
-int dmesg_restrict = 1;
-#else
-int dmesg_restrict;
-#endif
+int dmesg_restrict = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT);
 
 static int syslog_action_restricted(int type)
 {
@@ -988,11 +984,7 @@ static inline void boot_delay_msec(int level)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME)
-static bool printk_time = 1;
-#else
-static bool printk_time;
-#endif
+static bool printk_time = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME);
 module_param_named(time, printk_time, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 static size_t print_time(u64 ts, char *buf)