diff --git a/lib/std/ascii.zig b/lib/std/ascii.zig
index d5b028500f..7b99f6f4cf 100644
--- a/lib/std/ascii.zig
+++ b/lib/std/ascii.zig
@@ -182,20 +182,14 @@ pub const isASCII = isAscii;
 
 /// Uppercases the character and returns it as-is if already uppercase or not a letter.
 pub fn toUpper(c: u8) u8 {
-    if (isLower(c)) {
-        return c & 0b11011111;
-    } else {
-        return c;
-    }
+    const mask = @as(u8, @intFromBool(isLower(c))) << 5;
+    return c ^ mask;
 }
 
 /// Lowercases the character and returns it as-is if already lowercase or not a letter.
 pub fn toLower(c: u8) u8 {
-    if (isUpper(c)) {
-        return c | 0b00100000;
-    } else {
-        return c;
-    }
+    const mask = @as(u8, @intFromBool(isUpper(c))) << 5;
+    return c | mask;
 }
 
 test "ASCII character classes" {