diff --git a/termite.cc b/termite.cc
index 9e2c66d..a8def78 100644
--- a/termite.cc
+++ b/termite.cc
@@ -1149,11 +1149,7 @@ static void load_config(GtkWindow *window, VteTerminal *vte, config_info *info,
 static void exit_with_status(VteTerminal *vte) {
     int status = vte_terminal_get_child_exit_status(vte);
     gtk_main_quit();
-    if (WIFEXITED(status)) {
-        exit(WEXITSTATUS(status));
-    } else {
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE); // child did not exit normally
-    }
+    exit(WIFEXITED(status) ? WEXITSTATUS(status) : EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {