diff --git a/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs b/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
index eb787b11da5..15238e39bc4 100644
--- a/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
+++ b/src/uu/stat/src/stat.rs
@@ -64,20 +64,41 @@ fn pad_and_print(result: &str, left: bool, width: usize, padding: Padding) {
     };
 }
 
-macro_rules! print_adjusted {
-    ($str: ident, $left: expr, $width: expr, $padding: expr) => {
-        let field_width = cmp::max($width, $str.len());
-        pad_and_print(&$str, $left, field_width, $padding);
-    };
-    ($str: ident, $left: expr, $need_prefix: expr, $prefix: expr, $width: expr, $padding: expr) => {
-        let mut field_width = cmp::max($width, $str.len());
-        if $need_prefix {
-            field_width -= $prefix.len();
+fn print_adjusted(
+    s: &str,
+    left: bool,
+    need_prefix: Option<bool>,
+    prefix: Option<&str>,
+    width: usize,
+    padding: Padding,
+) {
+    let mut field_width = cmp::max(width, s.len());
+    if let Some(p) = prefix {
+        if let Some(needprefix) = need_prefix {
+            if needprefix {
+                field_width -= p.len();
+            }
         }
-        pad_and_print(&$str, $left, field_width, $padding);
-    };
+        pad_and_print(s, left, field_width, padding);
+    } else {
+        pad_and_print(s, left, field_width, padding);
+    }
 }
 
+//macro_rules! print_adjusted {
+//($str: ident, $left: expr, $width: expr, $padding: expr) => {
+//let field_width = cmp::max($width, $str.len());
+//pad_and_print(&$str, $left, field_width, $padding);
+//};
+//($str: ident, $left: expr, $need_prefix: expr, $prefix: expr, $width: expr, $padding: expr) => {
+//let mut field_width = cmp::max($width, $str.len());
+//if $need_prefix {
+//field_width -= $prefix.len();
+//}
+//pad_and_print(&$str, $left, field_width, $padding);
+//};
+//}
+
 static ABOUT: &str = "Display file or file system status.";
 const USAGE: &str = "{} [OPTION]... FILE...";
 
@@ -286,7 +307,7 @@ fn print_it(arg: &str, output_type: &OutputType, flag: u8, width: usize, precisi
             } else {
                 arg
             };
-            print_adjusted!(s, left_align, width, Padding::Space);
+            print_adjusted(s, left_align, None, None, width, Padding::Space);
         }
         OutputType::Integer => {
             let arg = if has!(flag, F_GROUP) {
@@ -296,7 +317,14 @@ fn print_it(arg: &str, output_type: &OutputType, flag: u8, width: usize, precisi
             };
             let min_digits = cmp::max(precision, arg.len() as i32) as usize;
             let extended: Cow<str> = extend_digits(arg.as_ref(), min_digits);
-            print_adjusted!(extended, left_align, has_sign, prefix, width, padding_char);
+            print_adjusted(
+                extended.as_ref(),
+                left_align,
+                Some(has_sign),
+                Some(prefix),
+                width,
+                padding_char,
+            );
         }
         OutputType::Unsigned => {
             let arg = if has!(flag, F_GROUP) {
@@ -306,30 +334,37 @@ fn print_it(arg: &str, output_type: &OutputType, flag: u8, width: usize, precisi
             };
             let min_digits = cmp::max(precision, arg.len() as i32) as usize;
             let extended: Cow<str> = extend_digits(arg.as_ref(), min_digits);
-            print_adjusted!(extended, left_align, width, padding_char);
+            print_adjusted(
+                extended.as_ref(),
+                left_align,
+                None,
+                None,
+                width,
+                padding_char,
+            );
         }
         OutputType::UnsignedOct => {
             let min_digits = cmp::max(precision, arg.len() as i32) as usize;
             let extended: Cow<str> = extend_digits(arg, min_digits);
-            print_adjusted!(
-                extended,
+            print_adjusted(
+                extended.as_ref(),
                 left_align,
-                should_alter,
-                prefix,
+                Some(should_alter),
+                Some(prefix),
                 width,
-                padding_char
+                padding_char,
             );
         }
         OutputType::UnsignedHex => {
             let min_digits = cmp::max(precision, arg.len() as i32) as usize;
             let extended: Cow<str> = extend_digits(arg, min_digits);
-            print_adjusted!(
-                extended,
+            print_adjusted(
+                extended.as_ref(),
                 left_align,
-                should_alter,
-                prefix,
+                Some(should_alter),
+                Some(prefix),
                 width,
-                padding_char
+                padding_char,
             );
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),