diff --git a/portable/MemMang/heap_4.c b/portable/MemMang/heap_4.c
index acb334757..50af15dfb 100644
--- a/portable/MemMang/heap_4.c
+++ b/portable/MemMang/heap_4.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static void prvInsertBlockIntoFreeList( BlockLink_t * pxBlockToInsert ) /* PRIVI
 void vPortGetHeapStats( HeapStats_t * pxHeapStats )
 {
     BlockLink_t * pxBlock;
-    size_t xBlocks = 0, xMaxSize = 0, xMinSize = portMAX_DELAY; /* portMAX_DELAY used as a portable way of getting the maximum value. */
+    size_t xBlocks = 0, xMaxSize = 0, xMinSize = SIZE_MAX;
 
     vTaskSuspendAll();
     {
diff --git a/portable/MemMang/heap_5.c b/portable/MemMang/heap_5.c
index 4e872f615..bf321304f 100644
--- a/portable/MemMang/heap_5.c
+++ b/portable/MemMang/heap_5.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ void vPortDefineHeapRegions( const HeapRegion_t * const pxHeapRegions ) /* PRIVI
 void vPortGetHeapStats( HeapStats_t * pxHeapStats )
 {
     BlockLink_t * pxBlock;
-    size_t xBlocks = 0, xMaxSize = 0, xMinSize = portMAX_DELAY; /* portMAX_DELAY used as a portable way of getting the maximum value. */
+    size_t xBlocks = 0, xMaxSize = 0, xMinSize = SIZE_MAX;
 
     vTaskSuspendAll();
     {