diff --git a/src/template.c b/src/template.c
index c368ba7..e6c528d 100644
--- a/src/template.c
+++ b/src/template.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ main(void)
 
 	// 4. write sample data
 #if SEQUENTIAL_MODE
-	const size_t BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES / (sizeof(SAMPLE_TYPE) /
+	size_t BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE_BYTES / (sizeof(SAMPLE_TYPE) /
 		sizeof(uint8_t));
 	if (BLOCK_SIZE < 1) {
 		printf("The block size %" PRIuMAX " is too small, should be at least "
@@ -195,13 +195,8 @@ main(void)
 		       (uintmax_t) (sizeof(SAMPLE_TYPE) / sizeof(uint8_t)));
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
-	const size_t MAX =
-#if BLOCK_SIZE > 0
-		(PRODUCT + (BLOCK_SIZE - 1)) / BLOCK_SIZE
-#else
-		0
-#endif
-		;
+
+	const size_t MAX = (PRODUCT + (BLOCK_SIZE - 1)) / BLOCK_SIZE;
 
 	size_t w = 0;
 	for (size_t seq = 0; seq < MAX; seq++) {