diff --git a/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.cpp b/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.cpp
index 8a75c8cc09..59c2dbf740 100644
--- a/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/DataManagement/mitkVector.cpp
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkVector.h"
 #include <vtkSystemIncludes.h>
 #include <vtkMatrix4x4.h>
 
 const mitk::ScalarType mitk::eps     = vnl_math::float_eps*100;
 const mitk::ScalarType mitk::sqrteps = vnl_math::float_sqrteps;
-extern const double mitk::large      = VTK_LARGE_FLOAT;
+extern const double mitk::large      = VTK_FLOAT_MAX;