diff --git a/cli/targets/static.js b/cli/targets/static.js
index 17dfc4996..d2d654d5d 100644
--- a/cli/targets/static.js
+++ b/cli/targets/static.js
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ function syntaxForType(type) {
         }
     }
 
-    return (syntax !== null) ? syntax : "proto2";
+    return syntax !== null ? syntax : "proto2";
 }
 
 function isOptional(field, syntax) {