diff --git a/src/common/darktable.c b/src/common/darktable.c
index 9a48b38bc72d..9e1f094667be 100644
--- a/src/common/darktable.c
+++ b/src/common/darktable.c
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ void dt_configure_runtime_performance(const int old, char *info)
     dt_conf_set_bool("cache_disk_backend_full", largedisk);
     dt_print(DT_DEBUG_DEV,
              "[dt_configure_runtime_performance] cache_disk_backend_full=%s",
-             (largedisk) ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
+             STR_TRUEFALSE(largedisk));
   }
 
   gboolean updated_mandatory = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/common/darktable.h b/src/common/darktable.h
index 40a2e3c375e7..54191d1aa119 100644
--- a/src/common/darktable.h
+++ b/src/common/darktable.h
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define __DT_CLONE_TARGETS__
 #endif
 
+
+#define STR_YESNO(b) ((b) ? "YES" : "NO")
+#define STR_TRUEFALSE(b) ((b) ? "TRUE" : "FALSE")
+
 typedef int32_t dt_imgid_t;
 typedef int32_t dt_filmid_t;
 #define NO_IMGID (0)
diff --git a/src/common/opencl.c b/src/common/opencl.c
index a1f5ca4a6cc2..5886671b457e 100644
--- a/src/common/opencl.c
+++ b/src/common/opencl.c
@@ -867,11 +867,11 @@ static gboolean _opencl_device_init(dt_opencl_t *cl,
   }
 
   dt_print_nts(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
-               "   ASYNC PIXELPIPE:          %s\n", cl->dev[dev].asyncmode ? "YES" : "NO");
+               "   ASYNC PIXELPIPE:          %s\n", STR_YESNO(cl->dev[dev].asyncmode));
   dt_print_nts(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
-               "   PINNED MEMORY TRANSFER:   %s\n", cl->dev[dev].pinned_memory ? "YES" : "NO");
+               "   PINNED MEMORY TRANSFER:   %s\n", STR_YESNO(cl->dev[dev].pinned_memory));
   dt_print_nts(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
-               "   AVOID ATOMICS:            %s\n", cl->dev[dev].avoid_atomics ? "YES" : "NO");
+               "   AVOID ATOMICS:            %s\n", STR_YESNO(cl->dev[dev].avoid_atomics));
   dt_print_nts(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
                "   MICRO NAP:                %i\n", cl->dev[dev].micro_nap);
   dt_print_nts(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static gboolean _opencl_device_init(dt_opencl_t *cl,
   dt_print_nts(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
                "   TILING ADVANTAGE:         %.3f\n", cl->dev[dev].advantage);
   dt_print_nts(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
-               "   DEFAULT DEVICE:           %s\n", (type & CL_DEVICE_TYPE_DEFAULT) ? "YES" : "NO");
+               "   DEFAULT DEVICE:           %s\n", STR_YESNO(type & CL_DEVICE_TYPE_DEFAULT));
 
   if(cl->dev[dev].disabled)
   {
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ void dt_opencl_init(dt_opencl_t *cl,
 finally:
   dt_print(DT_DEBUG_OPENCL,
            "[opencl_init] FINALLY: opencl PREFERENCE=%s is %sAVAILABLE and %sENABLED.",
-           opencl_requested ? "ON" : "OFF",
+           STR_YESNO(opencl_requested),
            cl->inited ? "" : "NOT ",
            cl->enabled ? "" : "NOT ");
   if(cl->inited && cl->enabled)
diff --git a/src/imageio/imageio.c b/src/imageio/imageio.c
index dc20eed1cd56..2660c06a3aed 100644
--- a/src/imageio/imageio.c
+++ b/src/imageio/imageio.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ gboolean dt_imageio_has_mono_preview(const char *filename)
 
   dt_print(DT_DEBUG_IMAGEIO,
            "[dt_imageio_has_mono_preview] testing `%s', monochrome=%s, %ix%i",
-           filename, mono ? "YES" : "FALSE", thumb_width, thumb_height);
+           filename, STR_YESNO(mono), thumb_width, thumb_height);
   dt_free_align(tmp);
   return mono;
 }
@@ -1302,8 +1302,8 @@ gboolean dt_imageio_export_with_flags(const dt_imgid_t imgid,
            thumbnail_export ? "thumbnail" : "export", imgid,
            pipe.processed_width, pipe.processed_height,
            processed_width, processed_height, scale, max_scale,
-           upscale ? "yes" : "no",
-           high_quality_processing || scale > 1.0f ? "yes" : "no",
+           STR_YESNO(upscale),
+           STR_YESNO(high_quality_processing || scale > 1.0f),
            dt_check_gimpmode("file") ? " GIMP" : "");
 
   const int bpp = format->bpp(format_params);
diff --git a/src/iop/channelmixerrgb.c b/src/iop/channelmixerrgb.c
index 657cf81b3793..e32ee65ebdc9 100644
--- a/src/iop/channelmixerrgb.c
+++ b/src/iop/channelmixerrgb.c
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ static void _set_trouble_messages(dt_iop_module_t *self)
       problem1 ? "white balance applied twice, " : "",
       problem2 ? "double CAT applied, " : "",
       problem3 ? "white balance missing, " : "",
-      _dev_is_D65_chroma(dev) ? "YES" : "NO",
+      STR_YESNO(_dev_is_D65_chroma(dev)),
       chr->D65coeffs[0], chr->D65coeffs[1], chr->D65coeffs[2],
       chr->as_shot[0], chr->as_shot[1], chr->as_shot[2],
       img->id);
diff --git a/src/iop/temperature.c b/src/iop/temperature.c
index 4b7c5a7cd0ff..0e858c64a062 100644
--- a/src/iop/temperature.c
+++ b/src/iop/temperature.c
@@ -1596,9 +1596,9 @@ void reload_defaults(dt_iop_module_t *self)
 
   dt_print(DT_DEBUG_PARAMS,
     "[dt_iop_reload_defaults] scene=%s, modern=%s, CAT=%s. D65 %.3f %.3f %.3f, AS-SHOT %.3f %.3f %.3f",
-    dt_is_scene_referred() ? "YES" : "NO",
-    is_modern ? "YES" : "NO",
-    another_cat_defined ? "YES" : "NO",
+    STR_YESNO(dt_is_scene_referred()),
+    STR_YESNO(is_modern),
+    STR_YESNO(another_cat_defined),
     daylights[0], daylights[1], daylights[2], as_shot[0], as_shot[1], as_shot[2]);
 
   d->preset = p->preset = DT_IOP_TEMP_AS_SHOT;