diff --git a/src/ee.c b/src/ee.c
index a6b790c..16229d1 100644
--- a/src/ee.c
+++ b/src/ee.c
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ main (const int argc, const char* argv[])
     const char** endPtr = argv+argc,
               ** arg    = argv+1   ;
 
-    char* fmt = (argc > 1)? (strcmp(argv[1],"-f")==0)? "%f\n" : "%g\n" : "%g\n";
+    char* fmt = "%g\n";
+    if (strcmp(*arg,"-f") == 0) {
+        fmt ="%f\n";
+        arg+= 1;
+    }
 
     while ((arg < endPtr) && (!error)){