diff --git a/wx/lib/intctrl.py b/wx/lib/intctrl.py
index 870e62f7..7f79a844 100644
--- a/wx/lib/intctrl.py
+++ b/wx/lib/intctrl.py
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ class IntCtrl(wx.TextCtrl):
                 return int( value )
             except ValueError:
                 if self.IsLongAllowed():
-                    return long( value )
+                    return LONGTYPE( value )
                 else:
                     raise