diff --git a/library/core/src/num/flt2dec/mod.rs b/library/core/src/num/flt2dec/mod.rs
index 7601e3e2c58a2..e79a00a865969 100644
--- a/library/core/src/num/flt2dec/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/num/flt2dec/mod.rs
@@ -150,23 +150,19 @@ pub fn round_up(d: &mut [u8]) -> Option<u8> {
         Some(i) => {
             // d[i+1..n] is all nines
             d[i] += 1;
-            for j in i + 1..d.len() {
-                d[j] = b'0';
-            }
+            d[i + 1..].fill(b'0');
             None
         }
-        None if d.len() > 0 => {
+        None if d.is_empty() => {
+            // an empty buffer rounds up (a bit strange but reasonable)
+            Some(b'1')
+        }
+        None => {
             // 999..999 rounds to 1000..000 with an increased exponent
             d[0] = b'1';
-            for j in 1..d.len() {
-                d[j] = b'0';
-            }
+            d[1..].fill(b'0');
             Some(b'0')
         }
-        None => {
-            // an empty buffer rounds up (a bit strange but reasonable)
-            Some(b'1')
-        }
     }
 }