diff --git a/src/common/scaled-icon-buffer.c b/src/common/scaled-icon-buffer.c
index 49387bac..5dd619f1 100644
--- a/src/common/scaled-icon-buffer.c
+++ b/src/common/scaled-icon-buffer.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 static struct lab_data_buffer *
 choose_best_icon_buffer(struct scaled_icon_buffer *self, int icon_size, double scale)
 {
-	int best_dist = INT_MIN;
+	int best_dist = -INT_MAX;
 	struct lab_data_buffer *best_buffer = NULL;
 
 	struct lab_data_buffer **buffer;