diff --git a/src/bts.cpp b/src/bts.cpp
index d652c59..e236f93 100644
--- a/src/bts.cpp
+++ b/src/bts.cpp
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
 	for (trx = trx_from; trx <= trx_to; trx++) {
 		bool trx_has_pdch = false;
 
-		free_tfis = 0xffffffff;
+		free_tfis = NO_FREE_TFI;
 
 		for (ts = 0; ts < 8; ts++) {
 			pdch = &m_bts.trx[trx].pdch[ts];
diff --git a/src/bts.h b/src/bts.h
index 8d3a3cc..34326b8 100644
--- a/src/bts.h
+++ b/src/bts.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define LLC_CODEL_DISABLE 0
 #define LLC_CODEL_USE_DEFAULT (-1)
 #define MAX_GPRS_CS 9
+#define NO_FREE_TFI 0xffffffff
 
 /* see bts->gsmtap_categ_mask */
 enum pcu_gsmtap_category {
diff --git a/src/gprs_rlcmac_ts_alloc.cpp b/src/gprs_rlcmac_ts_alloc.cpp
index c246676..0e8b785 100644
--- a/src/gprs_rlcmac_ts_alloc.cpp
+++ b/src/gprs_rlcmac_ts_alloc.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	int8_t tfi;
 
 	tfi_map = pdch->assigned_tfi(dir);
-	if (tfi_map == 0xffffffffUL)
+	if (tfi_map == NO_FREE_TFI)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* look for USF, don't use USF=7 */
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 		pdch->num_tbfs(GPRS_RLCMAC_UL_TBF) +
 		compute_usage_by_reservation(pdch, dir);
 
-	if (pdch->assigned_tfi(reverse(dir)) == 0xffffffff)
+	if (pdch->assigned_tfi(reverse(dir)) == NO_FREE_TFI)
 		/* No TFI in the opposite direction, avoid it */
 		usage += 32;
 
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@
 			if (!pdch->is_enabled())
 				continue;
 
-			if (pdch->assigned_tfi(GPRS_RLCMAC_UL_TBF) == 0xffffffff)
+			if (pdch->assigned_tfi(GPRS_RLCMAC_UL_TBF) == NO_FREE_TFI)
 				continue;
 
-			if (pdch->assigned_tfi(GPRS_RLCMAC_DL_TBF) == 0xffffffff)
+			if (pdch->assigned_tfi(GPRS_RLCMAC_DL_TBF) == NO_FREE_TFI)
 				continue;
 
 			return trx_no;