diff --git a/scripts/check-kernel-commit b/scripts/check-kernel-commit
index 9274a50..b2115ba 100755
--- a/scripts/check-kernel-commit
+++ b/scripts/check-kernel-commit
@@ -133,19 +133,6 @@ check_parents()
     echo "    (not even in $last_branch)"
 }
 
-print_branch()
-{
-    branch="$1"
-    echo -n "$branch"
-
-    len=`echo $branch| wc -c`
-    spaces=$((24 - $len))
-    while [ $spaces -gt 0 ] ; do
-        echo -n " "
-        spaces=$(($spaces - 1))
-    done
-}
-
 grep -w build "$branches" | grep -v -E "^(master|vanilla|linux-next|cve)" | \
 while read line ; do
     line=${line%%\#*}
@@ -166,7 +153,7 @@ while read line ; do
         parents="$parents ${tmp//*merge:/}"
     done
 
-    print_branch "$branch"
+    printf "%-23s" "$branch"
     check_branch "$branch"
 
     case $? in