diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/Cue.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/Cue.java
index 9aaa127819..3dea9417c5 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/Cue.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/Cue.java
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ public class Cue {
   public static final Cue EMPTY = new Cue("");
 
   /** An unset position or width. */
-  // Note: We deliberately don't use Float.MIN_VALUE because it's positive & very close to zero.
-  public static final float DIMEN_UNSET = Float.NaN;
+  public static final float DIMEN_UNSET = Float.MIN_VALUE;
 
   /**
    * The type of anchor, which may be unset. One of {@link #TYPE_UNSET}, {@link #ANCHOR_TYPE_START},