diff --git a/folly/container/test/TrackingTypes.h b/folly/container/test/TrackingTypes.h
index 49fcd7ddd7e5a797ece76515fc16270a45ef156c..366e85749abd802f91a10f14971f56ee3eac6746 100644
--- a/folly/container/test/TrackingTypes.h
+++ b/folly/container/test/TrackingTypes.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ inline size_t& testAllocationCount() {
 }
 
 inline size_t& testAllocationMaxCount() {
-  static thread_local size_t value{0};
+  static thread_local size_t value{std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max()};
   return value;
 }