diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 6062c42744..1e8d434747 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -638,55 +638,46 @@ static unsigned menu_displaylist_parse_system_info(menu_displaylist_info_t *info
          switch (state)
          {
             case FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_NONE:
-               tmp2[copied]   = ' ';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '\0';
-               strlcat(tmp2,
+               string_add_space_fast         (tmp2, copied  );
+               copied         = strlcat(tmp2,
                      msg_hash_to_str(
                         MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_NOT_AVAILABLE), sizeof(tmp2));
                break;
             case FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_NO_SOURCE:
-               tmp2[copied]   = ' ';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '(';
-               tmp2[copied+2] = '\0';
+               string_add_space_fast         (tmp2, copied  );
+               string_add_pair_open_fast     (tmp2, copied+1);
                copied         = strlcat(tmp2,
                      msg_hash_to_str(
                         MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_SYSTEM_INFO_POWER_SOURCE_NO_SOURCE),
                      sizeof(tmp2));
-               tmp2[copied]   = ')';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '\0';
+               string_add_pair_close_fast(tmp2, copied  );
                break;
             case FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGING:
-               tmp2[copied]   = ' ';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '(';
-               tmp2[copied+2] = '\0';
+               string_add_space_fast         (tmp2, copied  );
+               string_add_pair_open_fast     (tmp2, copied+1);
                copied         = strlcat(tmp2,
                      msg_hash_to_str(
                         MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_SYSTEM_INFO_POWER_SOURCE_CHARGING),
                      sizeof(tmp2));
-               tmp2[copied]   = ')';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '\0';
+               string_add_pair_close_fast(tmp2, copied  );
                break;
             case FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGED:
-               tmp2[copied]   = ' ';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '(';
-               tmp2[copied+2] = '\0';
+               string_add_space_fast         (tmp2, copied  );
+               string_add_pair_open_fast     (tmp2, copied+1);
                copied         = strlcat(tmp2,
                      msg_hash_to_str(
                         MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_SYSTEM_INFO_POWER_SOURCE_CHARGED),
                      sizeof(tmp2));
-               tmp2[copied]   = ')';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '\0';
+               string_add_pair_close_fast(tmp2, copied  );
                break;
             case FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_ON_POWER_SOURCE:
-               tmp2[copied]   = ' ';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '(';
-               tmp2[copied+2] = '\0';
+               string_add_space_fast         (tmp2, copied  );
+               string_add_pair_open_fast     (tmp2, copied+1);
                copied         = strlcat(tmp2,
                      msg_hash_to_str(
                         MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_SYSTEM_INFO_POWER_SOURCE_DISCHARGING),
                      sizeof(tmp2));
-               tmp2[copied]   = ')';
-               tmp2[copied+1] = '\0';
+               string_add_pair_close_fast(tmp2, copied  );
                break;
          }