diff --git a/src/math/calculation.js b/src/math/calculation.js
index efe6b6733e..77d9239750 100644
--- a/src/math/calculation.js
+++ b/src/math/calculation.js
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ p5.prototype.max = function(...args) {
   const findMax = arr => {
     let max = -Infinity;
     for (let x of arr) {
-      max = x > max ? x : max;
+      max = Math.max(max, x);
     }
     return max;
   };
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ p5.prototype.min = function(...args) {
   const findMin = arr => {
     let min = Infinity;
     for (let x of arr) {
-      min = x < min ? x : min;
+      min = Math.min(min, x);
     }
     return min;
   };