diff --git a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
index f671344962..c3c12d675c 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace
 
         {
             const auto& chunkyMesh = recastMesh.getChunkyTriMesh();
-            std::vector<unsigned char> areas(chunkyMesh.getMaxTrisPerChunk(), 0);
+            std::vector<unsigned char> areas(chunkyMesh.getMaxTrisPerChunk(), RC_NULL_AREA);
             const osg::Vec2f tileBoundsMin(config.bmin[0], config.bmin[2]);
             const osg::Vec2f tileBoundsMax(config.bmax[0], config.bmax[2]);
             std::vector<std::size_t> cids;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace
                     areas.begin(),
                     std::min(areas.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(chunk.mSize),
                     areas.end()),
-                    0
+                    RC_NULL_AREA
                 );
 
                 rcMarkWalkableTriangles(