diff --git a/src/template.c b/src/template.c
index 025b2f3..86c4f10 100644
--- a/src/template.c
+++ b/src/template.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ typedef long double bb_fp_return_t;
 #define CHANNELS `channels`
 #define RUNNING_LENGTH `running_length`
 
-#if BIT_DEPTH <= 8
-# define ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH 8
-
+#define BITS_PER_BYTE 8
+#if BIT_DEPTH <= BITS_PER_BYTE
+# define ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH BITS_PER_BYTE
 # define SAMPLE_TYPE uint8_t
 #elif BIT_DEPTH <= 16
 # define ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH 16
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ main(void)
 		 * in the file format structure
 		 */,
 		sample_rate = SAMPLE_RATE,
-		byte_rate = (SAMPLE_RATE * ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH * CHANNELS) / 8;
+		byte_rate = (SAMPLE_RATE * ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH * CHANNELS) / BITS_PER_BYTE;
 	uint16_t fmt_type = 1, // format type is PCM
 		channels = CHANNELS,
-		block_align = (ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH * CHANNELS) / 8,
+		block_align = (ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH * CHANNELS) / BITS_PER_BYTE,
 		bit_depth = ACTUAL_BIT_DEPTH;
 
 	// 3. write headers
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ main(void)
 				((uintmax_t) bytebeat_res & BIT_DEPTH_LIMITER);
 #endif
 
-			// 4. if bit depth is less than 8, stretch it
-#if BIT_DEPTH < 8
+			// 4. if bit depth is less than BITS_PER_BYTE, stretch it
+#if BIT_DEPTH < BITS_PER_BYTE
 			sample_res = (SAMPLE_TYPE)
 				((long double) sample_res * bit_depth_stretch);
 #endif