diff --git a/mace/kernels/pooling.h b/mace/kernels/pooling.h
index 2128f3f022df3ab7451cc5ef472a321928229455..8a35919489cd124edc6919ad4fa998d5ee91b754 100644
--- a/mace/kernels/pooling.h
+++ b/mace/kernels/pooling.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
               case AVG:
                 break;
               case MAX:
-                sum_or_max = -std::numeric_limits<T>::max();
+                sum_or_max = std::numeric_limits<T>::lowest();
                 break;
               default:
                 MACE_CHECK(false, "Unsupported pooling type: ", pooling_type_);