diff --git a/src/llama-quant.cpp b/src/llama-quant.cpp
index 204fbfecad..93b5fb0eba 100644
--- a/src/llama-quant.cpp
+++ b/src/llama-quant.cpp
@@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, ggml_type> target_bpw_type(
             const int64_t n = (int64_t)v.size();
             if (n == 0) { return 0.0; }
             if (n < 50) { return std::accumulate(v.begin(), v.end(), 0.0); }
-            int64_t k = (int64_t) std::floor(0.02 * (double) n); // trim 2% on each side
+
+            int64_t k = (int64_t) std::floor(0.02 * (double)n); // trim 2% on each side
             k = std::clamp<int64_t>(k, 0, n / 32); // but no more than ~3%
             std::nth_element(v.begin(), v.begin() + k, v.end());
             std::nth_element(v.begin() + k, v.begin() + (n - k), v.end());
@@ -1190,7 +1191,7 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, ggml_type> target_bpw_type(
             // Pareto by bytes -> error
             std::vector<candidate_types> pareto;
             pareto.reserve(candidates.size());
-            double best_err = std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
+            double best_err = infinity;
             size_t last_b = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
             for (const auto & c : candidates) {
                 if (c.bytes != last_b) {
@@ -1273,12 +1274,10 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, ggml_type> target_bpw_type(
 
     if (budget_bytes <= min_bytes) {
         for (auto & ti : all) { ti.choice = 0; }
-
         return emit_overrides();
     }
     if (budget_bytes >= max_bytes) {
         for (auto & ti : all) { ti.choice = (int) ti.candidate.size() - 1; }
-
         return emit_overrides();
     }
 
@@ -1327,14 +1326,10 @@ static std::unordered_map<std::string, ggml_type> target_bpw_type(
         int expand = 0;
         while (true) {
             lagrange_penalty(mu_hi, choice_hi, bytes_hi, err_hi);
-            if (bytes_hi <= budget_bytes) {
-                break;
-            }
+            if (bytes_hi <= budget_bytes) { break; }
 
             mu_hi *= 2.0;
-            if (++expand > 60) {
-                break;
-            }
+            if (++expand > 60) { break; } // safety cap
         }
     }