diff --git a/MagickCore/statistic.c b/MagickCore/statistic.c
index 5459f73..69290e6 100644
--- a/MagickCore/statistic.c
+++ b/MagickCore/statistic.c
@@ -1351,8 +1351,8 @@
if (image->debug != MagickFalse)
(void) LogMagickEvent(TraceEvent,GetMagickModule(),"%s",image->filename);
status=MagickTrue;
- *maxima=(-1.0E-37);
- *minima=1.0E+37;
+ *maxima=(-MagickMaxFloat);
+ *minima=MagickMaxFloat;
image_view=AcquireCacheView(image);
#if defined(MAGICKCORE_OPENMP_SUPPORT)
#pragma omp parallel for schedule(dynamic) shared(status) omp_throttle(1)
@@ -1498,8 +1498,8 @@
for (i=0; i <= (ssize_t) MaxPixelChannels; i++)
{
channel_statistics[i].depth=1;
- channel_statistics[i].maxima=(-1.0E-37);
- channel_statistics[i].minima=1.0E+37;
+ channel_statistics[i].maxima=(-MagickMaxFloat);
+ channel_statistics[i].minima=MagickMaxFloat;
}
for (y=0; y < (ssize_t) image->rows; y++)
{