diff --git a/Modules/binascii.c b/Modules/binascii.c
index 62fc8c2..5f8705d 100644
--- a/Modules/binascii.c
+++ b/Modules/binascii.c
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@
 	 */
 	result |= -(result & (1L << 31));
 #endif
-	return PyInt_FromLong(result);
+	return PyLong_FromLong(result);
 }