diff --git a/src/dalist_debug.c b/src/dalist_debug.c
index 5942076..f466989 100644
--- a/src/dalist_debug.c
+++ b/src/dalist_debug.c
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ static const char dalist_fmt_node_64[] =
 	"next: 0x%016x\t"
 	"any:  0x%016x\t\n";
 
+static const char * dalist_fmt_headers[2] = {
+	dalist_fmt_header_32,
+	dalist_fmt_header_64
+};
+
+static const char * dalist_fmt_nodes[2] = {
+	dalist_fmt_node_32,
+	dalist_fmt_node_64
+};
+
 
 static int dalist_dbg_write_posix(
 	struct dalist_ex *	dlist,
@@ -150,15 +160,8 @@ int dalist_debug_print(
 
 	/* initial setup */
 	dbg_sprintf = (dalist_sprintf *)dlist->debug->sprintf;
-
-	if (sizeof(size_t) == 4) {
-		fmt_header = (char *)dalist_fmt_header_32;
-		fmt_node   = (char *)dalist_fmt_node_32;
-	} else if (sizeof(size_t) == 8) {
-		fmt_header = (char *)dalist_fmt_header_64;
-		fmt_node   = (char *)dalist_fmt_node_64;
-	} else
-		return DALIST_EDEBUGENV;
+	fmt_header  = dalist_fmt_headers[(sizeof(size_t)-4)/4];
+	fmt_node    = dalist_fmt_nodes[(sizeof(size_t)-4)/4];
 
 	if (dlist->debug->dbgenv == DALIST_DEBUG_ENV_POSIX)
 		dbg_write = dalist_dbg_write_posix;