diff --git a/libavutil/avutil.h b/libavutil/avutil.h
index d2900dcb48..37cd16e95c 100644
--- a/libavutil/avutil.h
+++ b/libavutil/avutil.h
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ const char *av_get_media_type_string(enum AVMediaType media_type);
  * either pts or dts.
  */
 
-#define AV_NOPTS_VALUE          ((int64_t)UINT64_C(0x8000000000000000))
+#define AV_NOPTS_VALUE          INT64_C(0x8000000000000000)
 
 /**
  * Internal time base represented as integer