diff --git a/04_quicksort/kotlin/04_recursive_max.kt b/04_quicksort/kotlin/04_recursive_max.kt
index ab88752..f7b3933 100644
--- a/04_quicksort/kotlin/04_recursive_max.kt
+++ b/04_quicksort/kotlin/04_recursive_max.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-private fun max(list: IntArray): Int = when {
-    list.size == 2 -> if (list[0] > list[1]) list[0] else list[1]
+private fun max(list: IntArray): Int = when (list.size) {
+    2 -> if (list[0] > list[1]) list[0] else list[1]
     else -> {
         val subMax = max(list.copyOfRange(1, list.size))
         if (list[0] > subMax) list[0] else subMax