diff --git a/intern/gawain/src/element.c b/intern/gawain/src/element.c
index 1875c0a3cc8..425e3705003 100644
--- a/intern/gawain/src/element.c
+++ b/intern/gawain/src/element.c
@@ -28,19 +28,12 @@ static GLenum convert_index_type_to_gl(IndexType type)
 unsigned ElementList_size(const ElementList* elem)
 	{
 #if TRACK_INDEX_RANGE
-	switch (elem->index_type)
-		{
-		case INDEX_U8: return elem->index_ct * sizeof(GLubyte);
-		case INDEX_U16: return elem->index_ct * sizeof(GLushort);
-		case INDEX_U32: return elem->index_ct * sizeof(GLuint);
-
-		default:
-#if TRUST_NO_ONE
-			assert(false);
-#endif
-			return 0;
-		}
-
+	static const unsigned table[] = {
+		[INDEX_U8] = sizeof(GLubyte), // GL has this, Vulkan does not
+		[INDEX_U16] = sizeof(GLushort),
+		[INDEX_U32] = sizeof(GLuint)
+		};
+	return elem->index_ct * table[elem->index_type];
 #else
 	return elem->index_ct * sizeof(GLuint);
 #endif