diff --git a/gflib/sprite.c b/gflib/sprite.c
index e36c53721..2616aeaed 100644
--- a/gflib/sprite.c
+++ b/gflib/sprite.c
@@ -1319,18 +1319,13 @@ void ApplyAffineAnimFrameRelativeAndUpdateMatrix(u8 matrixNum, struct AffineAnim
 
 s16 ConvertScaleParam(s16 scale)
 {
-    s16 ret;
     s32 val = 0x10000;
     // UB: possible division by zero
 #ifdef UBFIX
-    if (scale != 0)
-        ret = val / scale;
-    else
-        ret = 0;
-#else
-    ret = val / scale;
+    if (scale == 0)
+        return 0;
 #endif //UBFIX
-    return ret;
+    return val / scale;
 }
 
 void GetAffineAnimFrame(u8 matrixNum, struct Sprite *sprite, struct AffineAnimFrameCmd *frameCmd)