diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_fade.c b/libavfilter/vf_fade.c
index 4a8f6172f0..28179a3da4 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_fade.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_fade.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void draw_slice(AVFilterLink *inlink, int y, int h, int slice_dir)
     uint8_t *p;
     int i, j, plane;
 
-    if (fade->factor < 65536) {
+    if (fade->factor < UINT16_MAX) {
         /* luma or rgb plane */
         for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
             p = outpic->data[0] + (y+i) * outpic->linesize[0];