1 files changed, 9 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
index 9bf8547745..f07ec52cfa 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
@@ -499,27 +499,16 @@ display4(A = [_|_]) ->
 display4(A) ->
     erlang:display(A).
 
-string_p([]) ->
+
+string_p(Term) when is_list(Term) ->
+    string_p1(lists:flatten(Term));
+string_p(_Term) ->
+    false.
+
+string_p1([]) ->
     false;
-string_p(Term) ->
-    string_p1(Term).
-
-string_p1([H|T]) when is_integer(H), H >= $\s, H < 255 ->
-    string_p1(T);
-string_p1([$\n|T]) -> string_p1(T);
-string_p1([$\r|T]) -> string_p1(T);
-string_p1([$\t|T]) -> string_p1(T);
-string_p1([$\v|T]) -> string_p1(T);
-string_p1([$\b|T]) -> string_p1(T);
-string_p1([$\f|T]) -> string_p1(T);
-string_p1([$\e|T]) -> string_p1(T);
-string_p1([H|T]) when is_list(H) ->
-    case string_p1(H) of
-	true -> string_p1(T);
-	_    -> false
-    end;
-string_p1([]) -> true;
-string_p1(_) ->  false.
+string_p1(FlatList) ->
+    io_lib:printable_list(FlatList).
 
 -spec limit_term(term()) -> term().