diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index b815f5a4d7..c0abb83edf 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ pub mut:
 	file               ast.File
 	did_imports        bool
 	is_assign          bool
-	is_arr_push        bool
 	auto_imports       []string // automatically inserted imports that the user forgot to specify
 	import_pos         int      // position of the imports in the resulting string for later autoimports insertion
 	used_imports       []string // to remove unused imports
@@ -1478,11 +1477,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) array_decompose(node ast.ArrayDecompose) {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) lock_expr(lex ast.LockExpr) {
-	f.write(if lex.is_rlock {
-		'rlock '
-	} else {
-		'lock '
-	})
+	f.write(if lex.is_rlock { 'rlock ' } else { 'lock ' })
 	for i, v in lex.lockeds {
 		if i > 0 {
 			f.write(', ')
@@ -1500,8 +1495,9 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 	if !f.buffering && node.op in [.logical_or, .and, .plus] {
 		f.buffering = true
 	}
+	is_assign_save := f.is_assign
 	if node.op == .left_shift {
-		f.is_arr_push = true
+		f.is_assign = true // To write ternary if on a single line
 	}
 	infix_start := f.out.len
 	start_len := f.line_len
@@ -1527,7 +1523,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 			f.wrap_infix(infix_start, start_len)
 		}
 	}
-	f.is_arr_push = false
+	f.is_assign = is_assign_save
 	f.or_expr(node.or_block)
 }
 
@@ -1592,7 +1588,8 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) wrap_infix(start_pos int, start_len int) {
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) if_expr(it ast.IfExpr) {
 	dollar := if it.is_comptime { '$' } else { '' }
 	mut single_line := it.branches.len == 2 && it.has_else && branch_is_single_line(it.branches[0])
-		&& branch_is_single_line(it.branches[1])&& (it.is_expr || f.is_assign || f.is_arr_push)
+		&& branch_is_single_line(it.branches[1])
+		&& (it.is_expr || f.is_assign || f.single_line_fields)
 	f.single_line_if = single_line
 	if_start := f.line_len
 	for {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/if_ternary_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/if_ternary_keep.vv
index 095c8024fb..a460be5dc2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/if_ternary_keep.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/if_ternary_keep.vv
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ fn valid_single_line() {
 	[0, 1] << if true { 2 } else { 3 }
 	// Empty or literal syntax struct inits
 	_ := if false { Foo{} } else { Foo{5, 6} }
+	// As argument for a function call
+	some_func(if cond { 'param1' } else { 'param2' })
 }
 
 fn requires_multiple_lines() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 8f11ec316a..1f7d9b03d3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -3363,11 +3363,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		if node.op in [.plus, .minus, .mul, .div, .mod, .lt, .gt, .eq, .ne, .le, .ge]
 			&& ((a && b && e) || c|| d) {
 			// Overloaded operators
-			g.write(g.typ(if !d {
-				left_type
-			} else {
-				(left_sym.info as table.Alias).parent_type
-			}))
+			g.write(g.typ(if !d { left_type } else { (left_sym.info as table.Alias).parent_type }))
 			g.write('_')
 			g.write(util.replace_op(node.op.str()))
 			g.write('(')
@@ -3710,11 +3706,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) select_expr(node ast.SelectExpr) {
 	objs_array := g.new_tmp_var()
 	g.write('array_voidptr $objs_array = new_array_from_c_array($n_channels, $n_channels, sizeof(voidptr), _MOV((voidptr[$n_channels]){')
 	for i in 0 .. n_channels {
-		g.write(if i > 0 {
-			', &'
-		} else {
-			'&'
-		})
+		g.write(if i > 0 { ', &' } else { '&' })
 		if tmp_objs[i] == '' {
 			g.expr(objs[i])
 		} else {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
index 26f86ed922..3613bdbe8b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/sql.v
@@ -292,11 +292,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_to_sql(expr ast.Expr) {
 			// true/false literals were added to Sqlite 3.23 (2018-04-02)
 			// but lots of apps/distros use older sqlite (e.g. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS )
 			g.inc_sql_i()
-			g.sql_bind_int(if expr.val {
-				'1'
-			} else {
-				'0'
-			})
+			g.sql_bind_int(if expr.val { '1' } else { '0' })
 		}
 		ast.Ident {
 			// `name == user_name` => `name == ?1`
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
index d6f5b927b0..81beda2619 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
@@ -424,11 +424,7 @@ pub fn parse_args(args []string) (&Preferences, string) {
 					continue
 				}
 				eprint('Unknown argument `$arg`')
-				eprintln(if command.len == 0 {
-					''
-				} else {
-					' for command `$command`'
-				})
+				eprintln(if command.len == 0 { '' } else { ' for command `$command`' })
 				exit(1)
 			}
 		}