diff --git a/src/portable/portable.h b/src/portable/portable.h
index 724634feb8..291d9377ef 100644
--- a/src/portable/portable.h
+++ b/src/portable/portable.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ typedef enum PortableChangeType {
         PORTABLE_WRITE,
         PORTABLE_MKDIR,
         _PORTABLE_CHANGE_TYPE_MAX,
-        _PORTABLE_CHANGE_TYPE_INVALID = INT_MIN,
+        _PORTABLE_CHANGE_TYPE_INVALID = -EINVAL,
 } PortableChangeType;
 
 typedef enum PortableState {