diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/surface.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/surface.dart
index 91ba89d53fd15..f0e8a149574e0 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/surface.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/canvaskit/surface.dart
@@ -138,9 +138,7 @@ class Surface {
   /// Creates a <canvas> and SkSurface for the given [size].
   CkSurface createOrUpdateSurface(ui.Size size) {
     if (useH5vccCanvasKit) {
-      if (_surface == null) {
-        _surface = CkSurface(canvasKit.getH5vccSkSurface(), null);
-      }
+      _surface ??= CkSurface(canvasKit.getH5vccSkSurface(), null);
       return _surface!;
     }