diff --git a/src/libfsm/print/go.c b/src/libfsm/print/go.c
index 84942ea22..43caa7712 100644
--- a/src/libfsm/print/go.c
+++ b/src/libfsm/print/go.c
@@ -232,6 +232,21 @@ print_fetch(FILE *f, const struct fsm_options *opt)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+print_ret(FILE *f, const unsigned *ids, size_t count)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	fprintf(f, "[]uint{");
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		fprintf(f, "%u", ids[i]);
+		if (i + 1 < count) {
+			fprintf(f, ", ");
+		}
+	}
+	fprintf(f, "}");
+}
+
 /* TODO: eventually to be non-static */
 static int
 fsm_print_gofrag(FILE *f,
@@ -372,14 +387,9 @@ fsm_print_go(FILE *f,
 
 		if (opt->ambig == AMBIG_MULTIPLE) {
 			for (size_t i = 0; i < retlist->count; i++) {
-				fprintf(f, "var ret%zu []uint = []uint{", i);
-				for (size_t j = 0; j < retlist->a[i].count; j++) {
-					fprintf(f, "%u", retlist->a[i].ids[j]);
-					if (j + 1 < retlist->a[i].count) {
-						fprintf(f, ", ");
-					}
-				}
-				fprintf(f, "}\n");
+				fprintf(f, "var ret%zu []uint = ", i);
+				print_ret(f, retlist->a[i].ids, retlist->a[i].count);
+				fprintf(f, "\n");
 			}
 			fprintf(f, "\n");
 		}
diff --git a/src/libfsm/print/rust.c b/src/libfsm/print/rust.c
index b20d09e4d..96dca94f0 100644
--- a/src/libfsm/print/rust.c
+++ b/src/libfsm/print/rust.c
@@ -212,6 +212,21 @@ print_fetch(FILE *f)
 	fprintf(f, "bytes.next()");
 }
 
+static void
+print_ret(FILE *f, const unsigned *ids, size_t count)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	fprintf(f, "[");
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		fprintf(f, "%u", ids[i]);
+		if (i + 1 < count) {
+			fprintf(f, ", ");
+		}
+	}
+	fprintf(f, "];");
+}
+
 /* TODO: eventually to be non-static */
 static int
 fsm_print_rustfrag(FILE *f,
@@ -234,14 +249,9 @@ fsm_print_rustfrag(FILE *f,
 
 	if (opt->ambig == AMBIG_MULTIPLE) {
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < retlist->count; i++) {
-			fprintf(f, "    static RET%zu: [u32; %zu] = [", i, retlist->a[i].count);
-			for (size_t j = 0; j < retlist->a[i].count; j++) {
-				fprintf(f, "%u", retlist->a[i].ids[j]);
-				if (j + 1 < retlist->a[i].count) {
-					fprintf(f, ", ");
-				}
-			}
-			fprintf(f, "];\n");
+			fprintf(f, "    static RET%zu: [u32; %zu] = ", i, retlist->a[i].count);
+			print_ret(f, retlist->a[i].ids, retlist->a[i].count);
+			fprintf(f, "\n");
 		}
 		fprintf(f, "\n");
 	}
diff --git a/src/libfsm/print/vmops.c b/src/libfsm/print/vmops.c
index dec2ea652..3cfc1d7b6 100644
--- a/src/libfsm/print/vmops.c
+++ b/src/libfsm/print/vmops.c
@@ -201,6 +201,21 @@ print_fetch(FILE *f, const struct fsm_options *opt, const char *prefix)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+print_ret(FILE *f, const unsigned *ids, size_t count)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	fprintf(f, "{ (const unsigned []) { ");
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		fprintf(f, "%u", ids[i]);
+		if (i + 1 < count) {
+			fprintf(f, ", ");
+		}
+	}
+	fprintf(f, " }, %zu }", count);
+}
+
 int
 fsm_print_vmops_c(FILE *f,
 	const struct fsm_options *opt,
@@ -235,14 +250,9 @@ fsm_print_vmops_c(FILE *f,
 	if (opt->ambig != AMBIG_NONE) {
 		fprintf(f, "struct %sret %sRet[] = {\n", prefix, prefix);
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < retlist->count; i++) {
-			fprintf(f, "\t{ (const unsigned []) { ");
-			for (size_t j = 0; j < retlist->a[i].count; j++) {
-				fprintf(f, "%u", retlist->a[i].ids[j]);
-				if (j + 1 < retlist->a[i].count) {
-					fprintf(f, ", ");
-				}
-			}
-			fprintf(f, " }, %zu },\n", retlist->a[i].count);
+			fprintf(f, "\t");
+			print_ret(f, retlist->a[i].ids, retlist->a[i].count);
+			fprintf(f, ",\n");
 		}
 		fprintf(f, "};\n");
 		fprintf(f, "const size_t %sRet_count = sizeof %sRet / sizeof *%sRet;\n", prefix, prefix, prefix);