diff --git a/src/jabber.c b/src/jabber.c
index 7709c405..8579cec3 100644
--- a/src/jabber.c
+++ b/src/jabber.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ jabber_update_presence(jabber_presence_t status, const char * const msg,
         return;
 
     pri = prefs_get_priority();
-    if (pri < -128 || pri > 127)
+    if (pri < JABBER_PRIORITY_MIN || pri > JABBER_PRIORITY_MAX)
         pri = 0;
 
     jabber_conn.presence = status;
diff --git a/src/jabber.h b/src/jabber.h
index 897ca242..326328cc 100644
--- a/src/jabber.h
+++ b/src/jabber.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ typedef enum {
     PRESENCE_UNSUBSCRIBED
 } jabber_subscr_t;
 
+#define JABBER_PRIORITY_MIN -128
+#define JABBER_PRIORITY_MAX 127
+
 void jabber_init(const int disable_tls);
 jabber_conn_status_t jabber_connect(const char * const jid,
     const char * const passwd, const char * const altdomain);