diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 6886ad07..5038470a 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -786,13 +786,13 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 #endif /* X11*/
 	END OBJ(mixer, 0)
 		parse_mixer_arg(obj, arg);
-		obj->callbacks.print = &print_mixer;
+		obj->callbacks.percentage = &mixer_percentage;
 	END OBJ(mixerl, 0)
 		parse_mixer_arg(obj, arg);
-		obj->callbacks.print = &print_mixerl;
+		obj->callbacks.percentage = &mixerl_percentage;
 	END OBJ(mixerr, 0)
 		parse_mixer_arg(obj, arg);
-		obj->callbacks.print = &print_mixerr;
+		obj->callbacks.percentage = &mixerr_percentage;
 	END OBJ(mixerbar, 0)
 		scan_mixer_bar(obj, arg);
 		obj->callbacks.barval = &mixer_barval;
diff --git a/src/mixer.c b/src/mixer.c
index 5dff58a4..655e4dbb 100644
--- a/src/mixer.c
+++ b/src/mixer.c
@@ -284,38 +284,19 @@ void parse_mixer_arg(struct text_object *obj, const char *arg)
 	obj->data.l = mixer_init(arg);
 }
 
-/* chan specifies the channel to print:
- * -1 := left channel
- *  0 := channel average
- *  1 := right channel
- */
-static void print_mixer_chan(struct text_object *obj, int chan, char *p, int p_max_size)
+uint8_t mixer_percentage(struct text_object *obj)
 {
-	int val;
-
-	if (chan < 0)
-		val = mixer_get_left(obj->data.l);
-	else if (chan == 0)
-		val = mixer_get_avg(obj->data.l);
-	else
-		val = mixer_get_right(obj->data.l);
-
-	percent_print(p, p_max_size, val);
+	return mixer_get_avg(obj->data.l);
 }
 
-void print_mixer(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+uint8_t mixerl_percentage(struct text_object *obj)
 {
-	print_mixer_chan(obj, 0, p, p_max_size);
+	return mixer_get_left(obj->data.l);
 }
 
-void print_mixerl(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+uint8_t mixerr_percentage(struct text_object *obj)
 {
-	print_mixer_chan(obj, -1, p, p_max_size);
-}
-
-void print_mixerr(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
-{
-	print_mixer_chan(obj, 1, p, p_max_size);
+	return mixer_get_right(obj->data.l);
 }
 
 int check_mixer_muted(struct text_object *obj)
diff --git a/src/mixer.h b/src/mixer.h
index a1f4d174..34dc1bdb 100644
--- a/src/mixer.h
+++ b/src/mixer.h
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #define MIXER_H_
 
 void parse_mixer_arg(struct text_object *, const char *);
-void print_mixer(struct text_object *, char *, int);
-void print_mixerl(struct text_object *, char *, int);
-void print_mixerr(struct text_object *, char *, int);
+uint8_t mixer_percentage(struct text_object *obj);
+uint8_t mixerl_percentage(struct text_object *obj);
+uint8_t mixerr_percentage(struct text_object *obj);
 int check_mixer_muted(struct text_object *);
 
 void scan_mixer_bar(struct text_object *, const char *);