diff --git a/include/media/nbaio/NBAIO.h b/include/media/nbaio/NBAIO.h
index b809351..9c9721a 100644
--- a/include/media/nbaio/NBAIO.h
+++ b/include/media/nbaio/NBAIO.h
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@
 // too large, then this decision should be re-visited.
 // Sample rate and channel count are explicit, PCM interleaved 16-bit is assumed.
 typedef unsigned NBAIO_Format;
-enum {
-    Format_Invalid
-};
+
+extern const NBAIO_Format Format_Invalid;
 
 // Return the frame size of an NBAIO_Format in bytes
 size_t Format_frameSize(const NBAIO_Format& format);
diff --git a/media/libnbaio/NBAIO.cpp b/media/libnbaio/NBAIO.cpp
index 290604e..8a8155d 100644
--- a/media/libnbaio/NBAIO.cpp
+++ b/media/libnbaio/NBAIO.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     return Format_channelCount(format);
 }
 
+const NBAIO_Format Format_Invalid = { 0 };
+
 enum {
     Format_SR_8000,
     Format_SR_11025,