diff --git a/include/asm-i386/nmi.h b/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
index b04333ea6f31..64544cb85d6a 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/nmi.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern int nmi_watchdog_tick (struct pt_regs * regs, unsigned reason);
 
 extern atomic_t nmi_active;
 extern unsigned int nmi_watchdog;
-#define NMI_DEFAULT     -1
+#define NMI_DEFAULT     0
 #define NMI_NONE	0
 #define NMI_IO_APIC	1
 #define NMI_LOCAL_APIC	2
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h b/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
index 72375e7d32a8..ceb3d8dac33d 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/nmi.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extern int setup_nmi_watchdog(char *);
 
 extern atomic_t nmi_active;
 extern unsigned int nmi_watchdog;
-#define NMI_DEFAULT	-1
+#define NMI_DEFAULT	0
 #define NMI_NONE	0
 #define NMI_IO_APIC	1
 #define NMI_LOCAL_APIC	2