diff --git a/nping/NpingOps.cc b/nping/NpingOps.cc
index e27b3d30f..51e1c0bf2 100644
--- a/nping/NpingOps.cc
+++ b/nping/NpingOps.cc
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ NpingOps::NpingOps() {
     isr00t_set=false;
 
     /* Payloads */
-    payload_type=0;
+    payload_type=PL_NONE;
     payload_type_set=false;
 
     payload_buff=NULL;
diff --git a/nping/NpingOps.h b/nping/NpingOps.h
index a771a22e2..a5cab7bce 100644
--- a/nping/NpingOps.h
+++ b/nping/NpingOps.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 #define ROLE_SERVER 0x66
 
 /* Payload types */
+#define PL_NONE 0x00
 #define PL_HEX  0xAA
 #define PL_RAND 0xBB
 #define PL_FILE 0xCC