diff --git a/src/gsm48.c b/src/gsm48.c
index ff989ea..9efc2bb 100644
--- a/src/gsm48.c
+++ b/src/gsm48.c
@@ -75,24 +75,25 @@
 	},
 };
 
-static const char *rr_cause_names[] = {
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_NORMAL]			= "Normal event",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_UNSPEC]	= "Abnormal release, unspecified",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_UNACCT]	= "Abnormal release, channel unacceptable",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_TIMER]		= "Abnormal release, timer expired",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_NOACT]		= "Abnormal release, no activity on radio path",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_PREMPTIVE_REL]		= "Preemptive release",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_HNDOVER_IMP]		= "Handover impossible, timing advance out of range",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_CHAN_MODE_UNACCT]	= "Channel mode unacceptable",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_FREQ_NOT_IMPL]		= "Frequency not implemented",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_CALL_CLEARED]		= "Call already cleared",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_SEMANT_INCORR]		= "Semantically incorrect message",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_INVALID_MAND_INF]	= "Invalid mandatory information",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_MSG_TYPE_N]		= "Message type non-existant or not implemented",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_MSG_TYPE_N_COMPAT]	= "Message type not compatible with protocol state",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_COND_IE_ERROR]		= "Conditional IE error",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_NO_CELL_ALLOC_A]	= "No cell allocation available",
-	[GSM48_RR_CAUSE_PROT_ERROR_UNSPC]	= "Protocol error unspecified",
+static const struct value_string rr_cause_names[] = {
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_NORMAL,		"Normal event" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_UNSPEC,	"Abnormal release, unspecified" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_UNACCT,	"Abnormal release, channel unacceptable" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_TIMER,	"Abnormal release, timer expired" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_ABNORMAL_NOACT,	"Abnormal release, no activity on radio path" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_PREMPTIVE_REL,		"Preemptive release" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_HNDOVER_IMP,		"Handover impossible, timing advance out of range" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_CHAN_MODE_UNACCT,	"Channel mode unacceptable" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_FREQ_NOT_IMPL,		"Frequency not implemented" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_CALL_CLEARED,		"Call already cleared" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_SEMANT_INCORR,		"Semantically incorrect message" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_INVALID_MAND_INF,	"Invalid mandatory information" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_MSG_TYPE_N,		"Message type non-existant or not implemented" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_MSG_TYPE_N_COMPAT,	"Message type not compatible with protocol state" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_COND_IE_ERROR,		"Conditional IE error" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_NO_CELL_ALLOC_A,	"No cell allocation available" },
+	{ GSM48_RR_CAUSE_PROT_ERROR_UNSPC,	"Protocol error unspecified" },
+	{ 0,					NULL },
 };
 
 const char *cc_state_names[32] = {
@@ -201,12 +202,7 @@
 
 const char *rr_cause_name(uint8_t cause)
 {
-	if (cause < ARRAY_SIZE(rr_cause_names) &&
-	    rr_cause_names[cause])
-		return rr_cause_names[cause];
-
-	snprintf(strbuf, sizeof(strbuf), "0x%02x", cause);
-	return strbuf;
+	return get_value_string(rr_cause_names, cause);
 }
 
 static void to_bcd(uint8_t *bcd, uint16_t val)
diff --git a/src/rsl.c b/src/rsl.c
index c864b12..1044b08 100644
--- a/src/rsl.c
+++ b/src/rsl.c
@@ -176,39 +176,39 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* FIXME: convert to value_string */
-static const char *rsl_err_vals[0xff] = {
-	[RSL_ERR_RADIO_IF_FAIL] =	"Radio Interface Failure",
-	[RSL_ERR_RADIO_LINK_FAIL] =	"Radio Link Failure",
-	[RSL_ERR_HANDOVER_ACC_FAIL] =	"Handover Access Failure",
-	[RSL_ERR_TALKER_ACC_FAIL] =	"Talker Access Failure",
-	[RSL_ERR_OM_INTERVENTION] =	"O&M Intervention",
-	[RSL_ERR_NORMAL_UNSPEC] =	"Normal event, unspecified",
-	[RSL_ERR_T_MSRFPCI_EXP] =	"Siemens: T_MSRFPCI Expired",
-	[RSL_ERR_EQUIPMENT_FAIL] =	"Equipment Failure",
-	[RSL_ERR_RR_UNAVAIL] =		"Radio Resource not available",
-	[RSL_ERR_TERR_CH_FAIL] =	"Terrestrial Channel Failure",
-	[RSL_ERR_CCCH_OVERLOAD] =	"CCCH Overload",
-	[RSL_ERR_ACCH_OVERLOAD] =	"ACCH Overload",
-	[RSL_ERR_PROCESSOR_OVERLOAD] =	"Processor Overload",
-	[RSL_ERR_RES_UNAVAIL] =		"Resource not available, unspecified",
-	[RSL_ERR_TRANSC_UNAVAIL] =	"Transcoding not available",
-	[RSL_ERR_SERV_OPT_UNAVAIL] =	"Service or Option not available",
-	[RSL_ERR_ENCR_UNIMPL] =		"Encryption algorithm not implemented",
-	[RSL_ERR_SERV_OPT_UNIMPL] =	"Service or Option not implemented",
-	[RSL_ERR_RCH_ALR_ACTV_ALLOC] =	"Radio channel already activated",
-	[RSL_ERR_INVALID_MESSAGE] =	"Invalid Message, unspecified",
-	[RSL_ERR_MSG_DISCR] =		"Message Discriminator Error",
-	[RSL_ERR_MSG_TYPE] =		"Message Type Error",
-	[RSL_ERR_MSG_SEQ] =		"Message Sequence Error",
-	[RSL_ERR_IE_ERROR] =		"General IE error",
-	[RSL_ERR_MAND_IE_ERROR] =	"Mandatory IE error",
-	[RSL_ERR_OPT_IE_ERROR] =	"Optional IE error",
-	[RSL_ERR_IE_NONEXIST] =		"IE non-existent",
-	[RSL_ERR_IE_LENGTH] =		"IE length error",
-	[RSL_ERR_IE_CONTENT] =		"IE content error",
-	[RSL_ERR_PROTO] =		"Protocol error, unspecified",
-	[RSL_ERR_INTERWORKING] =	"Interworking error, unspecified",
+static const struct value_string rsl_err_vals[] = {
+	{ RSL_ERR_RADIO_IF_FAIL,	"Radio Interface Failure" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_RADIO_LINK_FAIL,	"Radio Link Failure" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_HANDOVER_ACC_FAIL,	"Handover Access Failure" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_TALKER_ACC_FAIL,	"Talker Access Failure" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_OM_INTERVENTION,	"O&M Intervention" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_NORMAL_UNSPEC,	"Normal event, unspecified" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_T_MSRFPCI_EXP,	"Siemens: T_MSRFPCI Expired" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_EQUIPMENT_FAIL,	"Equipment Failure" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_RR_UNAVAIL,		"Radio Resource not available" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_TERR_CH_FAIL,		"Terrestrial Channel Failure" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_CCCH_OVERLOAD,	"CCCH Overload" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_ACCH_OVERLOAD,	"ACCH Overload" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_PROCESSOR_OVERLOAD,	"Processor Overload" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_RES_UNAVAIL,		"Resource not available, unspecified" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_TRANSC_UNAVAIL,	"Transcoding not available" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_SERV_OPT_UNAVAIL,	"Service or Option not available" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_ENCR_UNIMPL,		"Encryption algorithm not implemented" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_SERV_OPT_UNIMPL,	"Service or Option not implemented" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_RCH_ALR_ACTV_ALLOC,	"Radio channel already activated" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_INVALID_MESSAGE,	"Invalid Message, unspecified" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_MSG_DISCR,		"Message Discriminator Error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_MSG_TYPE,		"Message Type Error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_MSG_SEQ,		"Message Sequence Error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_IE_ERROR,		"General IE error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_MAND_IE_ERROR,	"Mandatory IE error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_OPT_IE_ERROR,		"Optional IE error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_IE_NONEXIST,		"IE non-existent" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_IE_LENGTH,		"IE length error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_IE_CONTENT,		"IE content error" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_PROTO,		"Protocol error, unspecified" },
+	{ RSL_ERR_INTERWORKING,		"Interworking error, unspecified" },
+	{ 0,				NULL }
 };
 
 const struct value_string rsl_rlm_cause_strs[] = {
@@ -231,10 +231,7 @@
 
 const char *rsl_err_name(uint8_t err)
 {
-	if (rsl_err_vals[err])
-		return rsl_err_vals[err];
-	else
-		return "unknown";
+	return get_value_string(rsl_err_vals, err);
 }
 
 /* Section 3.3.2.3 TS 05.02. I think this looks like a table */