diff --git a/src/dhgr.tk/libs/dhgrutils.pla b/src/dhgr.tk/libs/dhgrutils.pla
index 9a149a5..072ac9b 100644
--- a/src/dhgr.tk/libs/dhgrutils.pla
+++ b/src/dhgr.tk/libs/dhgrutils.pla
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ export def dcgrBoldStr(clr, x, y, strptr)#2
     return dcgrStr(x, y, strptr)
 end
 export def dcgrFont(font)#0
-    var  rows, pWide, pThin
-    byte bits
+    var rows, pWide, pThin
 
     if font
         if font == @fontDefThin
@@ -239,10 +238,9 @@ export def dcgrFont(font)#0
                 pThin = heapalloc(96*8)
                 fontDefThin:fnt_glyptrs = pThin
                 for rows = 0 to 96*8
-                    bits =        (^pWide                            ) & $02
-                    bits = bits | (^pWide | ^pWide >> 1 | ^pWide >> 2) & $04
-                    bits = bits | (                       ^pWide >> 2) & $08
-                    ^pThin = bits
+                    ^pThin = ((^pWide                            ) & $02) \
+                           | ((^pWide | ^pWide >> 1 | ^pWide >> 2) & $04) \
+                           | ((                       ^pWide >> 2) & $08)
                     pThin++
                     pWide++
                 next