diff --git a/src/Magnum/Math/Quaternion.h b/src/Magnum/Math/Quaternion.h
index bcc3d68a4..ef08eb062 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Math/Quaternion.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Math/Quaternion.h
@@ -488,10 +488,7 @@ template<class T> Quaternion<T> quaternionFromMatrix(const Matrix<3, T>& m) {
     }
 
     /* Diagonal is negative */
-    std::size_t i = 0;
-    if(diagonal[1] > diagonal[0]) i = 1;
-    if(diagonal[2] > diagonal[i]) i = 2;
-
+    const std::size_t i = diagonal.max();
     const std::size_t j = (i + 1) % 3;
     const std::size_t k = (i + 2) % 3;