diff --git a/src/equations/compressible_euler_quasi_1d.jl b/src/equations/compressible_euler_quasi_1d.jl
index a3685af11ce..b99226f4abe 100644
--- a/src/equations/compressible_euler_quasi_1d.jl
+++ b/src/equations/compressible_euler_quasi_1d.jl
@@ -360,11 +360,7 @@ end
 
 @inline function pressure(u, equations::CompressibleEulerEquationsQuasi1D)
     a_rho, a_rho_v1, a_e, a = u
-    rho = a_rho / a
-    v1 = a_rho_v1 / a_rho
-    e = a_e / a
-    p = (equations.gamma - 1) * (e - 0.5 * rho * v1^2)
-    return p
+    return pressure(SVector(a_rho, a_rho_v1, a_e) / a, CompressibleEulerEquations1D(equations.gamma))
 end
 
 @inline function density_pressure(u, equations::CompressibleEulerEquationsQuasi1D)