diff --git a/include/wil/result.h b/include/wil/result.h
index 990a40b2..178fde36 100644
--- a/include/wil/result.h
+++ b/include/wil/result.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ namespace details_abi
     private:
         struct Node
         {
-            DWORD threadId = MAXDWORD;
+            DWORD threadId = 0xffffffff; // MAXDWORD
             Node* pNext = nullptr;
             T value{};
         };