diff --git a/include/my_global.h b/include/my_global.h
index 12129523939..5979f6e5a3c 100644
--- a/include/my_global.h
+++ b/include/my_global.h
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ typedef SOCKET_SIZE_TYPE size_socket;
 #define DBL_MAX		1.79769313486231470e+308
 #define FLT_MAX		((float)3.40282346638528860e+38)
 #endif
-#ifndef SSIZE_MAX
-#define SSIZE_MAX ((~((size_t) 0)) / 2)
+#ifndef SIZE_T_MAX
+#define SIZE_T_MAX ~((size_t) 0)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_FINITE
diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index b666261a762..a7a41496b88 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -5988,7 +5988,7 @@ log and this option does nothing anymore.",
    (uchar**) &dflt_key_cache_var.param_buff_size,
    (uchar**) 0,
    0, (GET_ULL | GET_ASK_ADDR),
-   REQUIRED_ARG, KEY_CACHE_SIZE, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, ~(ulong) 0, MALLOC_OVERHEAD,
+   REQUIRED_ARG, KEY_CACHE_SIZE, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, SIZE_T_MAX, MALLOC_OVERHEAD,
    IO_SIZE, 0},
   {"key_cache_age_threshold", OPT_KEY_CACHE_AGE_THRESHOLD,
    "This characterizes the number of hits a hot block has to be untouched until it is considered aged enough to be downgraded to a warm block. This specifies the percentage ratio of that number of hits to the total number of blocks in key cache",
@@ -6263,7 +6263,7 @@ The minimum value for this variable is 4096.",
    "Each thread that does a sequential scan allocates a buffer of this size for each table it scans. If you do many sequential scans, you may want to increase this value.",
    (uchar**) &global_system_variables.read_buff_size,
    (uchar**) &max_system_variables.read_buff_size,0, GET_ULONG, REQUIRED_ARG,
-   128*1024L, IO_SIZE*2+MALLOC_OVERHEAD, SSIZE_MAX, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, IO_SIZE,
+   128*1024L, IO_SIZE*2+MALLOC_OVERHEAD, INT_MAX32, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, IO_SIZE,
    0},
   {"read_only", OPT_READONLY,
    "Make all non-temporary tables read-only, with the exception for replication (slave) threads and users with the SUPER privilege",
@@ -6275,12 +6275,12 @@ The minimum value for this variable is 4096.",
    (uchar**) &global_system_variables.read_rnd_buff_size,
    (uchar**) &max_system_variables.read_rnd_buff_size, 0,
    GET_ULONG, REQUIRED_ARG, 256*1024L, IO_SIZE*2+MALLOC_OVERHEAD,
-   SSIZE_MAX, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, IO_SIZE, 0},
+   INT_MAX32, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, IO_SIZE, 0},
   {"record_buffer", OPT_RECORD_BUFFER,
    "Alias for read_buffer_size",
    (uchar**) &global_system_variables.read_buff_size,
    (uchar**) &max_system_variables.read_buff_size,0, GET_ULONG, REQUIRED_ARG,
-   128*1024L, IO_SIZE*2+MALLOC_OVERHEAD, SSIZE_MAX, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, IO_SIZE, 0},
+   128*1024L, IO_SIZE*2+MALLOC_OVERHEAD, INT_MAX32, MALLOC_OVERHEAD, IO_SIZE, 0},
 #ifdef HAVE_REPLICATION
   {"relay_log_purge", OPT_RELAY_LOG_PURGE,
    "0 = do not purge relay logs. 1 = purge them as soon as they are no more needed.",