diff --git a/libraries/container/src/main/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueue.java b/libraries/container/src/main/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueue.java
index 486bf48fbe..25e86bd198 100644
--- a/libraries/container/src/main/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueue.java
+++ b/libraries/container/src/main/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueue.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public final class ReorderingSeiMessageQueue {
     }
 
     public void reset(long presentationTimeUs, long tieBreak, ParsableByteArray nalBuffer) {
-      checkState(presentationTimeUs >= 0);
+      checkState(presentationTimeUs != C.TIME_UNSET);
       this.presentationTimeUs = presentationTimeUs;
       this.tieBreak = tieBreak;
       this.data.reset(nalBuffer.bytesLeft());
diff --git a/libraries/container/src/test/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueueTest.java b/libraries/container/src/test/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueueTest.java
index 1015b54225..f762f0a097 100644
--- a/libraries/container/src/test/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueueTest.java
+++ b/libraries/container/src/test/java/androidx/media3/container/ReorderingSeiMessageQueueTest.java
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ public final class ReorderingSeiMessageQueueTest {
 
     byte[] data2 = TestUtil.buildTestData(10);
     scratchData.reset(data2);
-    reorderingQueue.add(/* presentationTimeUs= */ 123, scratchData);
+    reorderingQueue.add(/* presentationTimeUs= */ -123, scratchData);
 
     assertThat(emittedMessages)
-        .containsExactly(new SeiMessage(/* presentationTimeUs= */ 123, data2));
+        .containsExactly(new SeiMessage(/* presentationTimeUs= */ -123, data2));
   }
 
   /**