diff --git a/lib/mqtt.c b/lib/mqtt.c
index 4c664f7f6d..43a3b6e532 100644
--- a/lib/mqtt.c
+++ b/lib/mqtt.c
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ static const char *statenames[]={
   "MQTT_SUBACK",
   "MQTT_SUBACK_COMING",
   "MQTT_PUBWAIT",
-  "MQTT_PUB_REMAIN"
+  "MQTT_PUB_REMAIN",
+
+  "NOT A STATE"
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/mqtt.h b/lib/mqtt.h
index 41f7372ced..37463d58ad 100644
--- a/lib/mqtt.h
+++ b/lib/mqtt.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ enum mqttstate {
   MQTT_PUBWAIT,    /* 5 - wait for publish */
   MQTT_PUB_REMAIN,  /* 6 - wait for the remainder of the publish */
 
-  MQTT_NOSTATE = 99 /* never an actual state */
+  MQTT_NOSTATE /* 7 - never used an actual state */
 };
 
 struct mqtt_conn {