diff --git a/shell/e.cpp b/shell/e.cpp
index ce4e31c..9bc3c6c 100644
--- a/shell/e.cpp
+++ b/shell/e.cpp
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ static _e_args parse_e(Session &session, Parser &parser)
 void _e(Session &, std::string, std::vector<long> const &values)
 {
     for(long value: values) {
+        long print_val = labs(value);
+
         /* Hexa format */
-        int length = (labs(value) <= (1ll << 32) ? 8 : 16) + 2 + (value < 0);
+        int length = (print_val <= (1ll << 32) ? 8 : 16) + 2 + (value < 0);
         std::string format = fmt::format("{{:#0{}x}}", length);
         fmt::print(format, value);
 
-        long a = abs(value);
-        if(a <= 100 || a % 100 <= 1 || a % 100 >= 99)
-            fmt::print(" = {}", a);
+        if(print_val <= 100 || print_val % 100 <= 1 || print_val % 100 >= 99)
+            fmt::print(" = {}", print_val);
 
         fmt::print("\n");
     }