diff --git a/src/opts/SkNx_sse.h b/src/opts/SkNx_sse.h
index 7542e3b4d7..54c95970aa 100644
--- a/src/opts/SkNx_sse.h
+++ b/src/opts/SkNx_sse.h
@@ -211,10 +211,7 @@ public:
 #if SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL >= SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE41
         return _mm_min_epi32(x.fVec, y.fVec);
 #else
-        __m128i less_than = _mm_cmplt_epi32(x.fVec, y.fVec);
-        __m128i choose_x = _mm_and_si128(less_than, x.fVec);
-        __m128i choose_y = _mm_andnot_si128(less_than, y.fVec);
-        return _mm_or_si128(choose_x, choose_y);
+        return (x < y).thenElse(x, y);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -222,10 +219,7 @@ public:
 #if SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL >= SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE41
         return _mm_max_epi32(x.fVec, y.fVec);
 #else
-        __m128i greater_than = _mm_cmpgt_epi32(x.fVec, y.fVec);
-        __m128i choose_x = _mm_and_si128(greater_than, x.fVec);
-        __m128i choose_y = _mm_andnot_si128(greater_than, y.fVec);
-        return _mm_or_si128(choose_x, choose_y);
+        return (x > y).thenElse(x, y);
 #endif
     }