diff --git a/src/include/distributed/multi_router_planner.h b/src/include/distributed/multi_router_planner.h
index 558a39071..7ee6db6c1 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/multi_router_planner.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/multi_router_planner.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #include "nodes/parsenodes.h"
 
 
-/* reserved parameted id */
-#define UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETER_ID 0xdeadbeef
+/* reserved parameted id, we chose a negative number since it is not very common */
+#define UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETER_ID INT_MIN
 
 /* reserved alias name for UPSERTs */
 #define CITUS_TABLE_ALIAS "citus_table_alias"