diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h
index fcc409de31a406..6a4ff6d5ebc290 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple_common.h>
 
-extern const char *const pptp_msg_name[];
+extern const char *const pptp_msg_name(u_int16_t msg);
 
 /* state of the control session */
 enum pptp_ctrlsess_state {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c
index 3c25a467b3efc9..7afde8828b4c9c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ pptp_outbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		break;
 	default:
 		pr_debug("unknown outbound packet 0x%04x:%s\n", msg,
-			 msg <= PPTP_MSG_MAX ? pptp_msg_name[msg] :
-					       pptp_msg_name[0]);
+			 pptp_msg_name(msg));
 		fallthrough;
 	case PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO:
 		/* only need to NAT in case PAC is behind NAT box */
@@ -268,9 +267,7 @@ pptp_inbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		pcid_off = offsetof(union pptp_ctrl_union, setlink.peersCallID);
 		break;
 	default:
-		pr_debug("unknown inbound packet %s\n",
-			 msg <= PPTP_MSG_MAX ? pptp_msg_name[msg] :
-					       pptp_msg_name[0]);
+		pr_debug("unknown inbound packet %s\n", pptp_msg_name(msg));
 		fallthrough;
 	case PPTP_START_SESSION_REQUEST:
 	case PPTP_START_SESSION_REPLY:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
index a971183f11af77..7ad247784cfaa4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
@@ -72,24 +72,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_nat_pptp_hook_expectfn);
 
 #if defined(DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
 /* PptpControlMessageType names */
-const char *const pptp_msg_name[] = {
-	"UNKNOWN_MESSAGE",
-	"START_SESSION_REQUEST",
-	"START_SESSION_REPLY",
-	"STOP_SESSION_REQUEST",
-	"STOP_SESSION_REPLY",
-	"ECHO_REQUEST",
-	"ECHO_REPLY",
-	"OUT_CALL_REQUEST",
-	"OUT_CALL_REPLY",
-	"IN_CALL_REQUEST",
-	"IN_CALL_REPLY",
-	"IN_CALL_CONNECT",
-	"CALL_CLEAR_REQUEST",
-	"CALL_DISCONNECT_NOTIFY",
-	"WAN_ERROR_NOTIFY",
-	"SET_LINK_INFO"
+static const char *const pptp_msg_name_array[PPTP_MSG_MAX + 1] = {
+	[0]				= "UNKNOWN_MESSAGE",
+	[PPTP_START_SESSION_REQUEST]	= "START_SESSION_REQUEST",
+	[PPTP_START_SESSION_REPLY]	= "START_SESSION_REPLY",
+	[PPTP_STOP_SESSION_REQUEST]	= "STOP_SESSION_REQUEST",
+	[PPTP_STOP_SESSION_REPLY]	= "STOP_SESSION_REPLY",
+	[PPTP_ECHO_REQUEST]		= "ECHO_REQUEST",
+	[PPTP_ECHO_REPLY]		= "ECHO_REPLY",
+	[PPTP_OUT_CALL_REQUEST]		= "OUT_CALL_REQUEST",
+	[PPTP_OUT_CALL_REPLY]		= "OUT_CALL_REPLY",
+	[PPTP_IN_CALL_REQUEST]		= "IN_CALL_REQUEST",
+	[PPTP_IN_CALL_REPLY]		= "IN_CALL_REPLY",
+	[PPTP_IN_CALL_CONNECT]		= "IN_CALL_CONNECT",
+	[PPTP_CALL_CLEAR_REQUEST]	= "CALL_CLEAR_REQUEST",
+	[PPTP_CALL_DISCONNECT_NOTIFY]	= "CALL_DISCONNECT_NOTIFY",
+	[PPTP_WAN_ERROR_NOTIFY]		= "WAN_ERROR_NOTIFY",
+	[PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO]		= "SET_LINK_INFO"
 };
+
+const char *const pptp_msg_name(u_int16_t msg)
+{
+	if (msg > PPTP_MSG_MAX)
+		return pptp_msg_name_array[0];
+
+	return pptp_msg_name_array[msg];
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pptp_msg_name);
 #endif
 
@@ -276,7 +284,7 @@ pptp_inbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 	typeof(nf_nat_pptp_hook_inbound) nf_nat_pptp_inbound;
 
 	msg = ntohs(ctlh->messageType);
-	pr_debug("inbound control message %s\n", pptp_msg_name[msg]);
+	pr_debug("inbound control message %s\n", pptp_msg_name(msg));
 
 	switch (msg) {
 	case PPTP_START_SESSION_REPLY:
@@ -311,7 +319,7 @@ pptp_inbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 		pcid = pptpReq->ocack.peersCallID;
 		if (info->pns_call_id != pcid)
 			goto invalid;
-		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X, PCID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name[msg],
+		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X, PCID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name(msg),
 			 ntohs(cid), ntohs(pcid));
 
 		if (pptpReq->ocack.resultCode == PPTP_OUTCALL_CONNECT) {
@@ -328,7 +336,7 @@ pptp_inbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 			goto invalid;
 
 		cid = pptpReq->icreq.callID;
-		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name[msg], ntohs(cid));
+		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name(msg), ntohs(cid));
 		info->cstate = PPTP_CALL_IN_REQ;
 		info->pac_call_id = cid;
 		break;
@@ -347,7 +355,7 @@ pptp_inbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 		if (info->pns_call_id != pcid)
 			goto invalid;
 
-		pr_debug("%s, PCID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name[msg], ntohs(pcid));
+		pr_debug("%s, PCID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name(msg), ntohs(pcid));
 		info->cstate = PPTP_CALL_IN_CONF;
 
 		/* we expect a GRE connection from PAC to PNS */
@@ -357,7 +365,7 @@ pptp_inbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 	case PPTP_CALL_DISCONNECT_NOTIFY:
 		/* server confirms disconnect */
 		cid = pptpReq->disc.callID;
-		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name[msg], ntohs(cid));
+		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name(msg), ntohs(cid));
 		info->cstate = PPTP_CALL_NONE;
 
 		/* untrack this call id, unexpect GRE packets */
@@ -384,7 +392,7 @@ pptp_inbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 invalid:
 	pr_debug("invalid %s: type=%d cid=%u pcid=%u "
 		 "cstate=%d sstate=%d pns_cid=%u pac_cid=%u\n",
-		 msg <= PPTP_MSG_MAX ? pptp_msg_name[msg] : pptp_msg_name[0],
+		 pptp_msg_name(msg),
 		 msg, ntohs(cid), ntohs(pcid),  info->cstate, info->sstate,
 		 ntohs(info->pns_call_id), ntohs(info->pac_call_id));
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
@@ -404,7 +412,7 @@ pptp_outbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 	typeof(nf_nat_pptp_hook_outbound) nf_nat_pptp_outbound;
 
 	msg = ntohs(ctlh->messageType);
-	pr_debug("outbound control message %s\n", pptp_msg_name[msg]);
+	pr_debug("outbound control message %s\n", pptp_msg_name(msg));
 
 	switch (msg) {
 	case PPTP_START_SESSION_REQUEST:
@@ -426,7 +434,7 @@ pptp_outbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 		info->cstate = PPTP_CALL_OUT_REQ;
 		/* track PNS call id */
 		cid = pptpReq->ocreq.callID;
-		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name[msg], ntohs(cid));
+		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name(msg), ntohs(cid));
 		info->pns_call_id = cid;
 		break;
 
@@ -440,7 +448,7 @@ pptp_outbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 		pcid = pptpReq->icack.peersCallID;
 		if (info->pac_call_id != pcid)
 			goto invalid;
-		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X PCID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name[msg],
+		pr_debug("%s, CID=%X PCID=%X\n", pptp_msg_name(msg),
 			 ntohs(cid), ntohs(pcid));
 
 		if (pptpReq->icack.resultCode == PPTP_INCALL_ACCEPT) {
@@ -480,7 +488,7 @@ pptp_outbound_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int protoff,
 invalid:
 	pr_debug("invalid %s: type=%d cid=%u pcid=%u "
 		 "cstate=%d sstate=%d pns_cid=%u pac_cid=%u\n",
-		 msg <= PPTP_MSG_MAX ? pptp_msg_name[msg] : pptp_msg_name[0],
+		 pptp_msg_name(msg),
 		 msg, ntohs(cid), ntohs(pcid),  info->cstate, info->sstate,
 		 ntohs(info->pns_call_id), ntohs(info->pac_call_id));
 	return NF_ACCEPT;