diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts
index a21dc0708b5d702d26ea9d37d0a0b54d311bb384..f4d95ecf29452fc1024cac07bb4357234da9a29f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ abstract class AbstractLineMatcher implements ILineMatcher {
 		if (startColumn !== undefined) {
 			return { startLineNumber: startLine, startCharacter: startColumn, endLineNumber: startLine, endCharacter: startColumn };
 		}
-		return { startLineNumber: startLine, startCharacter: 1, endLineNumber: startLine, endCharacter: Number.MAX_VALUE };
+		return { startLineNumber: startLine, startCharacter: 1, endLineNumber: startLine, endCharacter: 2 ** 31 - 1 }; // See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/80288#issuecomment-650636442 for discussion
 	}
 
 	private getSeverity(data: ProblemData): MarkerSeverity {