diff --git a/include/cglm/util.h b/include/cglm/util.h
index 3782af0..321b152 100644
--- a/include/cglm/util.h
+++ b/include/cglm/util.h
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ glm_clamp(float val, float minVal, float maxVal) {
   return glm_min(glm_max(val, minVal), maxVal);
 }
 
+/*!
+ * @brief clamp a number to zero and one
+ *
+ * @param[in] val value to clamp
+ */
+CGLM_INLINE
+float
+glm_clamp_zo(float val) {
+  return glm_clamp(val, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+}
+
 /*!
  * @brief linear interpolation between two number
  *
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ glm_clamp(float val, float minVal, float maxVal) {
 CGLM_INLINE
 float
 glm_lerp(float from, float to, float t) {
-  return from + glm_clamp(t, 0.0f, 1.0f) * (to - from);
+  return from + glm_clamp_zo(t) * (to - from);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/include/cglm/vec3.h b/include/cglm/vec3.h
index 18d8a7b..fc763a7 100644
--- a/include/cglm/vec3.h
+++ b/include/cglm/vec3.h
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ glm_vec_lerp(vec3 from, vec3 to, float t, vec3 dest) {
   vec3 s, v;
 
   /* from + s * (to - from) */
-  glm_vec_broadcast(glm_clamp(t, 0.0f, 1.0f), s);
+  glm_vec_broadcast(glm_clamp_zo(t), s);
   glm_vec_sub(to, from, v);
   glm_vec_mulv(s, v, v);
   glm_vec_add(from, v, dest);
diff --git a/include/cglm/vec4.h b/include/cglm/vec4.h
index 3b3a452..fa9f82c 100644
--- a/include/cglm/vec4.h
+++ b/include/cglm/vec4.h
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ glm_vec4_lerp(vec4 from, vec4 to, float t, vec4 dest) {
   vec4 s, v;
 
   /* from + s * (to - from) */
-  glm_vec4_broadcast(glm_clamp(t, 0.0f, 1.0f), s);
+  glm_vec4_broadcast(glm_clamp_zo(t), s);
   glm_vec4_sub(to, from, v);
   glm_vec4_mulv(s, v, v);
   glm_vec4_add(from, v, dest);