diff --git a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/PCIeDevice.interface.yaml b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/PCIeDevice.interface.yaml
index 94b3578..e1dffb8 100644
--- a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/PCIeDevice.interface.yaml
+++ b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/PCIeDevice.interface.yaml
@@ -291,9 +291,12 @@
 
     - name: LanesInUse
       type: size
-      default: 0
+      default: maxint
       description: >
-          The number of PCIe lanes in use by this device.
+          The number of PCIe lanes in use by this device. Deafult value of
+          maxint is to accommodate the situation where the value of this
+          property is not known due to some unknown reason, like hardware
+          failure or link down.
 
 associations:
     - name: upstream_pcie_slot