diff --git a/include/etl/private/to_string_helper.h b/include/etl/private/to_string_helper.h
index e3e565a0..e8b05c36 100644
--- a/include/etl/private/to_string_helper.h
+++ b/include/etl/private/to_string_helper.h
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ namespace etl
       typedef typename TIString::value_type type;
 
       const uint32_t requested_precision = format.get_precision();
-      const uint32_t precision =
-        (requested_precision == 0U) ? max_precision : (requested_precision > max_precision ? max_precision : requested_precision);
+      const uint32_t precision = (requested_precision > max_precision) ? max_precision : requested_precision;
 
       etl::basic_format_spec<TIString> mantissa_integral_format = format;
       mantissa_integral_format.decimal().width(0U).precision(0U);