diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.cc
index ac77a8b1c90..132e281cec7 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/sculpt.cc
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int vert_face_set_get(const GroupedSpan<int> vert_to_face_map,
                       const Span<int> face_sets,
                       const int vert)
 {
-  int face_set = std::numeric_limits<int>::lowest();
+  int face_set = SCULPT_FACE_SET_NONE;
   for (const int face : vert_to_face_map[vert]) {
     face_set = std::max(face_sets[face], face_set);
   }