1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bin/max.awk b/bin/max.awk
index 11d4efd9..f6b84ead 100644
--- a/bin/max.awk
+++ b/bin/max.awk
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Get the maximum of a list of numbers
-{
-    if (NR == 1 || $1 > max)
-        max = $1
-}
+BEGIN { max = 0 }
+NR == 1 || $1 > max { max = $1 + 0 }
 END {
     if (!NR)
         exit(1)