diff --git a/core/java/android/net/RecommendationRequest.java b/core/java/android/net/RecommendationRequest.java
index b89a245623eef..9f97c5a79506f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/RecommendationRequest.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/RecommendationRequest.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class RecommendationRequest implements Parcelable {
         private WifiConfiguration mDefaultConfig;
         private WifiConfiguration mConnectedConfig;
         private WifiConfiguration[] mConnectableConfigs;
-        private int mLastSelectedNetworkId;
+        private int mLastSelectedNetworkId = -1;
         private long mLastSelectedTimestamp;
 
         public Builder setScanResults(ScanResult[] scanResults) {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public final class RecommendationRequest implements Parcelable {
 
     /**
      * @return The {@link WifiConfiguration#networkId} of the last user selected network.
-     *         {@code 0} if not set.
+     *         {@code -1} if not set.
      */
     public int getLastSelectedNetworkId() {
         return mLastSelectedNetworkId;
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/RecommendationRequestTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/RecommendationRequestTest.java
index bd2550073dd30..e2e68834de7b0 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/RecommendationRequestTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/net/RecommendationRequestTest.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class RecommendationRequestTest extends AndroidTestCase {
 
         RecommendationRequest parceled = passThroughParcel(request);
 
-        assertEquals(0, parceled.getLastSelectedNetworkId());
+        assertEquals(-1, parceled.getLastSelectedNetworkId());
         assertEquals(0, parceled.getLastSelectedNetworkTimestamp());
     }