diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index 2037b488..d453ba7b 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -63,42 +63,6 @@ void runlevel_set(int pre, int now)
 	utmp_set_runlevel(pre, now);
 }
 
-/**
- * runlevel_string - Convert a bit encoded runlevel to .conf syntax
- * @levels: Bit encoded runlevels
- *
- * Returns:
- * Pointer to string on the form [2345]
- */
-char *runlevel_string(int levels)
-{
-	int i, pos = 1;
-	static char lvl[20];
-
-	memset(lvl, 0, sizeof(lvl));
-	lvl[0] = '[';
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-		if (ISSET(levels, i)) {
-			if (runlevel == i)
-				pos = strlcat(lvl, "\e[1m", sizeof(lvl));
-
-			if (i == 0)
-				lvl[pos++] = 'S';
-			else
-				lvl[pos++] = '0' + i;
-
-			if (runlevel == i)
-				pos = strlcat(lvl, "\e[0m", sizeof(lvl));
-		}
-	}
-
-	lvl[pos++] = ']';
-	lvl[pos]   = 0;
-
-	return lvl;
-}
-
 static int print_timestamp(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME)
diff --git a/src/helpers.h b/src/helpers.h
index ba52e9d9..eb06281c 100644
--- a/src/helpers.h
+++ b/src/helpers.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ extern int _slup;		/* INTERNAL: Is syslog up yet? */
 char   *strip_line      (char *line);
 
 void    runlevel_set    (int pre, int now);
-char   *runlevel_string (int levels);
 
 int     pid_alive       (pid_t pid);
 char   *pid_get_name    (pid_t pid, char *name, size_t len);
diff --git a/src/initctl.c b/src/initctl.c
index c2223ae1..832efa23 100644
--- a/src/initctl.c
+++ b/src/initctl.c
@@ -379,6 +379,42 @@ static int show_version(char *UNUSED(arg))
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * runlevel_string - Convert a bit encoded runlevel to .conf syntax
+ * @levels: Bit encoded runlevels
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Pointer to string on the form [2345]
+ */
+char *runlevel_string(int runlevel, int levels)
+{
+	int i, pos = 1;
+	static char lvl[20];
+
+	memset(lvl, 0, sizeof(lvl));
+	lvl[0] = '[';
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		if (ISSET(levels, i)) {
+			if (runlevel == i)
+				pos = strlcat(lvl, "\e[1m", sizeof(lvl));
+
+			if (i == 0)
+				lvl[pos++] = 'S';
+			else
+				lvl[pos++] = '0' + i;
+
+			if (runlevel == i)
+				pos = strlcat(lvl, "\e[0m", sizeof(lvl));
+		}
+	}
+
+	lvl[pos++] = ']';
+	lvl[pos]   = 0;
+
+	return lvl;
+}
+
 /* In verbose mode we skip the header and each service description.
  * This in favor of having all info on one line so a machine can more
  * easily parse it. */
@@ -433,7 +469,7 @@ static int show_status(char *arg)
 		else
 			printf("%-6d  ", svc->pid);
 
-		lvls = runlevel_string(svc->runlevels);
+		lvls = runlevel_string(runlevel, svc->runlevels);
 		if (strchr(lvls, '\e'))
 			printf("%-18.18s  ", lvls);
 		else