diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/epicsConvert.c b/src/libCom/misc/epicsConvert.c
index 11778c33a..9318ceb7e 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/epicsConvert.c
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/epicsConvert.c
@@ -18,28 +18,18 @@
 
 epicsShareFunc float epicsConvertDoubleToFloat(double value)
 {
-    float rtnvalue;
+    double abs;
 
-    if (value == 0) {
-        rtnvalue = 0;
-    } else if (!finite(value)) {
-        rtnvalue = (float)value;
-    } else {
-        double abs = fabs(value);
+    if (value == 0 || !finite(value))
+        return (float) value;
 
-        if (abs >= FLT_MAX) {
-            if (value > 0)
-                rtnvalue = FLT_MAX;
-            else
-                rtnvalue = -FLT_MAX;
-        } else if (abs <= FLT_MIN) {
-            if (value > 0)
-                rtnvalue = FLT_MIN;
-            else
-                rtnvalue = -FLT_MIN;
-        } else {
-            rtnvalue = (float)value;
-        }
-    }
-    return rtnvalue;
+    abs = fabs(value);
+
+    if (abs >= FLT_MAX)
+        return (value > 0) ? FLT_MAX : -FLT_MAX;
+
+    if (abs <= FLT_MIN)
+        return (value > 0) ? FLT_MIN : -FLT_MIN;
+
+    return (float) value;
 }