diff --git a/plugin-locationlayer/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/locationlayer/LocationLayer.java b/plugin-locationlayer/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/locationlayer/LocationLayer.java
index 8359791b5..a4c9f3565 100644
--- a/plugin-locationlayer/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/locationlayer/LocationLayer.java
+++ b/plugin-locationlayer/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/plugins/locationlayer/LocationLayer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.plugins.locationlayer;
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
@@ -86,7 +87,10 @@ final class LocationLayer implements LocationLayerAnimator.OnLayerAnimationsValu
   private Context context;
 
   private final Map<String, Layer> layerMap = new HashMap<>();
-  private Feature locationFeature = Feature.fromGeometry(Point.fromLngLat(0, 0));
+  @SuppressLint("Range")
+  private Feature locationFeature = Feature.fromGeometry(
+    Point.fromLngLat(Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY)
+  );
   private GeoJsonSource locationSource;
   private boolean isSourceInitialized;