diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
index 991f87f..ceb93aa 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 
 def worker(inqueue, outqueue, initializer=None, initargs=(), maxtasks=None):
-    assert maxtasks is None or (type(maxtasks) == int and maxtasks > 0)
+    assert maxtasks is None or (type(maxtasks) in (int, long) and maxtasks > 0)
     put = outqueue.put
     get = inqueue.get
     if hasattr(inqueue, '_writer'):
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
index 44c1e44..f6b03b1 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
             else:
                 status = 'started'
 
-        if type(status) is int:
+        if type(status) in (int, long):
             if status == 0:
                 status = 'stopped'
             else:
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@
         except SystemExit, e:
             if not e.args:
                 exitcode = 1
-            elif isinstance(e.args[0], int):
-                exitcode = e.args[0]
+            elif isinstance(e.args[0], (int, long)):
+                exitcode = int(e.args[0])
             else:
                 sys.stderr.write(str(e.args[0]) + '\n')
                 sys.stderr.flush()
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
index 092b61c..394cc44 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     Class which supports object finalization using weakrefs
     '''
     def __init__(self, obj, callback, args=(), kwargs=None, exitpriority=None):
-        assert exitpriority is None or type(exitpriority) is int
+        assert exitpriority is None or type(exitpriority) in (int, long)
 
         if obj is not None:
             self._weakref = weakref.ref(obj, self)