1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/xpath.c b/xpath.c
index f4406967..89fab588 100644
--- a/xpath.c
+++ b/xpath.c
@@ -477,27 +477,28 @@ int wrap_cmp( xmlNodePtr x, xmlNodePtr y );
  *									*
  ************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef NAN
-#define NAN (0.0 / 0.0)
+#ifndef INFINITY
+#define INFINITY (DBL_MAX * DBL_MAX)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef INFINITY
-#define INFINITY HUGE_VAL
+#ifndef NAN
+#define NAN (INFINITY / INFINITY)
 #endif
 
-double xmlXPathNAN = NAN;
-double xmlXPathPINF = INFINITY;
-double xmlXPathNINF = -INFINITY;
+double xmlXPathNAN;
+double xmlXPathPINF;
+double xmlXPathNINF;
 
 /**
  * xmlXPathInit:
  *
  * Initialize the XPath environment
- *
- * Does nothing but must be kept as public function.
  */
 void
 xmlXPathInit(void) {
+    xmlXPathNAN = NAN;
+    xmlXPathPINF = INFINITY;
+    xmlXPathNINF = -INFINITY;
 }
 
 /**