diff --git a/src/cairo-meta-surface.c b/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
index 02868e5cb..1ddeed05e 100644
--- a/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-meta-surface.c
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ _cairo_meta_surface_get_extents (void			 *abstract_surface,
 {
     rectangle->x = 0;
     rectangle->y = 0;
-    rectangle->width = UINT16_MAX;
-    rectangle->height = UINT16_MAX;
+    rectangle->width = INT16_MAX;
+    rectangle->height = INT16_MAX;
 
     return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/cairo-pattern.c b/src/cairo-pattern.c
index 1ea6db008..496a8840c 100644
--- a/src/cairo-pattern.c
+++ b/src/cairo-pattern.c
@@ -1457,8 +1457,8 @@ _cairo_pattern_get_extents (cairo_pattern_t         *pattern,
 
     extents->x = 0;
     extents->y = 0;
-    extents->width = UINT16_MAX;
-    extents->height = UINT16_MAX;
+    extents->width = INT16_MAX;
+    extents->height = INT16_MAX;
 
     return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }