The usual :-(
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/py_compi.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/py_compi.py
index 2e68ba8..fba7b1d 100755
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/py_compi.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/py_compi.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	f = open(file)
 	codestring = f.read()
 	f.close()
-	timestamp = os.stat(file)[8]
+	timestamp = long(os.stat(file)[8])
 	codeobject = __builtin__.compile(codestring, file, 'exec')
 	if not cfile:
 		cfile = file + 'c'