diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 3a3ddc45a7..bda90c6756 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -1028,30 +1028,28 @@ fn expr_is_single_line(expr ast.Expr) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-pub fn (mut f Fmt) or_expr(or_block ast.OrExpr) {
-	match or_block.kind {
+pub fn (mut f Fmt) or_expr(node ast.OrExpr) {
+	match node.kind {
 		.absent {}
 		.block {
-			if or_block.stmts.len == 0 {
+			if node.stmts.len == 0 {
 				f.write(' or { }')
-			} else if or_block.stmts.len == 1 {
+				return
+			} else if node.stmts.len == 1 {
 				// the control stmts (return/break/continue...) print a newline inside them,
 				// so, since this'll all be on one line, trim any possible whitespace
-				str := f.stmt_str(or_block.stmts[0]).trim_space()
+				str := f.stmt_str(node.stmts[0]).trim_space()
 				single_line := ' or { $str }'
 				if single_line.len + f.line_len <= fmt.max_len.last() {
 					f.write(single_line)
-				} else {
-					// if the line would be too long, make it multiline
-					f.writeln(' or {')
-					f.stmts(or_block.stmts)
-					f.write('}')
+					return
 				}
-			} else {
-				f.writeln(' or {')
-				f.stmts(or_block.stmts)
-				f.write('}')
 			}
+			// Make it multiline if the blocks has at least two stmts
+			// or a single line would be too long
+			f.writeln(' or {')
+			f.stmts(node.stmts)
+			f.write('}')
 		}
 		.propagate {
 			f.write(' ?')