diff --git a/hsmw-highlight b/hsmw-highlight
index 3c063cf..0001d7c 100644
--- a/hsmw-highlight
+++ b/hsmw-highlight
@@ -531,10 +531,8 @@ __HSMW_HIGHLIGHT_TOKENS_TYPES=(
                    -hsmw-highlight-stack-pop 'R' style=reserved-word
                  fi;;
         $'\x28\x29') # possibly a function definition
-                 if (( multi_func_def )) # || false # TODO: or if the previous word was a command word
-                 then
-                   (( next_word = next_word | BIT_start ))
-                 fi
+                 # || false # TODO: or if the previous word was a command word
+                 (( multi_func_def )) && (( next_word = next_word | BIT_start ))
                  style=reserved-word
                  ;;
         $'\x7d') # right brace