diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 25241e2..d469692 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		"complexity": [2, 15],
 		"eqeqeq": [2, "allow-null"],
 		"max-depth": [1, 4],
-		"max-statements": [2, 25],
+		"max-statements": [2, 26],
 		"no-extra-parens": [1],
 		"no-magic-numbers": [0],
 		"no-restricted-syntax": [2, "BreakStatement", "ContinueStatement", "DebuggerStatement", "LabeledStatement", "WithStatement"]
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ff51827..bbe53f6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ module.exports = function extend() {
 		target = arguments[1] || {};
 		// skip the boolean and the target
 		i = 2;
-	} else if ((typeof target !== 'object' && typeof target !== 'function') || target == null) {
+	}
+	if (target == null || (typeof target !== 'object' && typeof target !== 'function')) {
 		target = {};
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 92a73a3..1a5c087 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -619,3 +619,10 @@ test('works without Array.isArray', function (t) {
 	Array.isArray = savedIsArray;
 	t.end();
 });
+
+test('non-object target', function (t) {
+	t.deepEqual(extend(3.14, { a: 'b' }), { a: 'b' });
+	t.deepEqual(extend(true, 3.14, { a: 'b' }), { a: 'b' });
+
+	t.end();
+});