diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/ec.c b/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
index 8b727d63af3e..b46bf00c4a67 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <linux/sort.h>
+#include <linux/string_choices.h>
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
@@ -732,7 +733,7 @@ static void ec_block_endio(struct bio *bio)
 			       ? BCH_MEMBER_ERROR_write
 			       : BCH_MEMBER_ERROR_read,
 			       "erasure coding %s error: %s",
-			       bio_data_dir(bio) ? "write" : "read",
+			       str_write_read(bio_data_dir(bio)),
 			       bch2_blk_status_to_str(bio->bi_status)))
 		clear_bit(ec_bio->idx, ec_bio->buf->valid);