diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/fix_grouping.c b/lib/libc/locale/fix_grouping.c
index d6e74eb80b7..d15faef8078 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/fix_grouping.c
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/fix_grouping.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
-static const char nogrouping[] = { CHAR_MAX, '\0' };
+static const char nogrouping[] = { '\0' };
 
 /*
  * Internal helper used to convert grouping sequences from string