diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py
index 468832629..fb08f9588 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/_h_e_a_d.py
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ class table__h_e_a_d(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 				value=int(value)
 			if name in ("magicNumber", "checkSumAdjustment"):
 				value = hex(value)
-			elif name == "macStyle":
-				value = num2binary(value, 16)
-			elif name == "flags":
+			elif name in ("macStyle", "flags"):
 				value = num2binary(value, 16)
 			writer.simpletag(name, value=value)
 			writer.newline()
@@ -77,9 +75,7 @@ class table__h_e_a_d(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 		value = attrs["value"]
 		if name in ("created", "modified"):
 			value = parse_date(value) - mac_epoch_diff
-		elif name == "macStyle":
-			value = binary2num(value)
-		elif name == "flags":
+		elif name in ("macStyle", "flags"):
 			value = binary2num(value)
 		else:
 			value = safeEval(value)