diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java
index 1110ef908..f75a21eaa 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class Presence extends Packet {
private Type type = Type.available;
private String status = null;
- private int priority = -1;
+ private int priority = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
private Mode mode = null;
/**
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class Presence extends Packet {
}
/**
- * Returns the priority of the presence, or -1 if no priority has been set.
+ * Returns the priority of the presence, or Integer.MIN_VALUE if no priority has been set.
*
* @return the priority.
*/
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class Presence extends Packet {
if (status != null) {
buf.append("").append(StringUtils.escapeForXML(status)).append("");
}
- if (priority != -1) {
+ if (priority != Integer.MIN_VALUE) {
buf.append("").append(priority).append("");
}
if (mode != null && mode != Mode.available) {