diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh
index 246a76193..10817505d 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/common.cuh
@@ -582,9 +582,9 @@ template <typename T> struct block_reduce_policy<block_reduce_method::MAX, T> {
 
     static __device__ T sentinel() {
         if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, float>) {
-            return -(float)INFINITY;
+            return -INFINITY;
         } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, half2>) {
-            return make_half2(__float2half(-(float)INFINITY), __float2half(-(float)INFINITY));
+            return make_half2(-INFINITY, -INFINITY);
         } else {
             static_assert(ggml_cuda_dependent_false_v<T>, "Unsupported type for block reduce max");
         }