diff --git a/runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/LayoutTest.java b/runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/LayoutTest.java
index a4dd831..7c3ee1c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/LayoutTest.java
+++ b/runtime/src/test/java/org/capnproto/LayoutTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 
 public class LayoutTest {
+
+    private static final int MAX_NESTING_LIMIT = 0x7fffffff;
+
     private class BareStructReader implements StructReader.Factory<StructReader> {
         @Override
         public StructReader constructReader(SegmentReader segment, int data, int pointers, int dataSize, short pointerCount, int nestingLimit) {
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ public class LayoutTest {
 
         ReaderArena arena = new ReaderArena(new ByteBuffer[]{ buffer }, 0x7fffffffffffffffL);
 
-        StructReader reader = WireHelpers.readStructPointer(new BareStructReader(), arena.tryGetSegment(0), null,0, null, 0, 0x7fffffff);
+        StructReader reader = WireHelpers.readStructPointer(new BareStructReader(), arena.tryGetSegment(0), null, 0, null, 0, MAX_NESTING_LIMIT);
 
         Assert.assertEquals(reader._getLongField(0), 0xefcdab8967452301L);
         Assert.assertEquals(reader._getLongField(1), 0L);
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ public class LayoutTest {
 
         ReaderArena arena = new ReaderArena(new ByteBuffer[]{ buffer }, 0x7fffffffffffffffL);
 
-        StructReader reader = WireHelpers.readStructPointer(new BareStructReader(), arena.tryGetSegment(0), null, 0, null, 0, 0x7fffffff);
+        StructReader reader = WireHelpers.readStructPointer(new BareStructReader(), arena.tryGetSegment(0), null, 0, null, 0, MAX_NESTING_LIMIT);
     }
 
 
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ public class LayoutTest {
 
         ReaderArena arena = new ReaderArena(new ByteBuffer[]{buffer}, 0x7fffffffffffffffL);
 
-        ListReader reader = WireHelpers.readListPointer(new BareListReader(), arena.tryGetSegment(0), 0, null, 0, (byte) 0, 0x7fffffff);
+        ListReader reader = WireHelpers.readListPointer(new BareListReader(), arena.tryGetSegment(0), 0, null, 0, (byte) 0, MAX_NESTING_LIMIT);
     }
 
     private class BareStructBuilder implements StructBuilder.Factory<StructBuilder> {