diff --git a/packages/lexical-markdown/src/MarkdownExport.ts b/packages/lexical-markdown/src/MarkdownExport.ts
index 55a9a6caa66..ea6d3ef700d 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-markdown/src/MarkdownExport.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-markdown/src/MarkdownExport.ts
@@ -44,13 +44,9 @@ export function createMarkdownExport(
     // <strong><code>code</code></strong> will be exported as `**Bold Code**`, as the code format will be applied first, and the bold format
     // will be applied second and thus skipped entirely, as the code format will prevent any further formatting.
     .sort((a, b) => {
-      if (a.format.includes('code') && !b.format.includes('code')) {
-        return 1;
-      } else if (!a.format.includes('code') && b.format.includes('code')) {
-        return -1;
-      } else {
-        return 0;
-      }
+      return (
+        Number(a.format.includes('code')) - Number(b.format.includes('code'))
+      );
     });
 
   return (node) => {