diff --git a/src/cook/cook_build.rs b/src/cook/cook_build.rs
index 9889b8a7..059f6e1b 100644
--- a/src/cook/cook_build.rs
+++ b/src/cook/cook_build.rs
@@ -265,9 +265,7 @@ pub fn build(
 
     let mut source_modified = modified_dir_ignore_git(source_dir).unwrap_or(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH);
     if let Ok(recipe_modified) = modified(&recipe_dir.join("recipe.toml")) {
-        if recipe_modified > source_modified {
-            source_modified = recipe_modified
-        }
+        source_modified = source_modified.max(recipe_modified);
     }
 
     let deps_modified = modified_all_btree(