From 8eec4914244d0dcf47b07d10d0ddc9ab09b95796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Zverovich <victor.zverovich@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:30:00 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Early exit

---
 include/fmt/format.h | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index 9b02b595..14d8baf5 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -2372,9 +2372,8 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR auto parse_align(const Char* begin, const Char* end,
         ++begin;
       }
       break;
-    } else if (p == begin) {
-      break;
     }
+    if (p == begin) break;
     p = begin;
   }
   specs.set_align(alignment);