diff --git a/core/fmt/fmt.odin b/core/fmt/fmt.odin
index e3e7a2bb5..02803f882 100644
--- a/core/fmt/fmt.odin
+++ b/core/fmt/fmt.odin
@@ -2814,10 +2814,10 @@ fmt_value :: proc(fi: ^Info, v: any, verb: rune) {
 					value := runtime.map_cell_index_dynamic(vs, info.map_info.vs, bucket_index)
 
 					fmt_arg(&Info{writer = fi.writer}, any{rawptr(key), info.key.id}, verb)
-					if verb == 'v' {
-						io.write_string(fi.writer, "=", &fi.n)
-					} else {
+					if hash {
 						io.write_string(fi.writer, " = ", &fi.n)
+					} else {
+						io.write_string(fi.writer, "=", &fi.n)
 					}
 					fmt_arg(fi, any{rawptr(value), info.value.id}, verb)