diff --git a/progress.go b/progress.go
index 714fd1e..64b6aec 100644
--- a/progress.go
+++ b/progress.go
@@ -348,8 +348,7 @@
 		go func() {
 			var maxWidth int
 			for _, ch := range column {
-				w := <-ch
-				if w > maxWidth {
+				if w := <-ch; w > maxWidth {
 					maxWidth = w
 				}
 			}