diff --git a/tree.go b/tree.go
index eb549591d6..fb0a5935c2 100644
--- a/tree.go
+++ b/tree.go
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ func countParams(path string) uint16 {
 type nodeType uint8
 
 const (
-	static nodeType = iota // default
-	root
+	root nodeType = iota + 1
 	param
 	catchAll
 )